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Description: | Lead Possible Standing Weight, painted. Cast model of a swan on a large oval base which is as long as the bird itself; crudely modelled. The paint traces suggest an overall coat of black paint covering both bird and base, which would lack aesthetic appeal but which might be practical if, for example, the object saw kitchen use. Patinated overall. The mass, which was imprecisely measured on postal scales, could suggest this to represent one half of an averdepois pound. The object might alternatively be a paperweight, though the odd colour scheme and poor modelling argue against such an essentially decorative function. Suggested date: Post-Medieval to Modern, 1850-1950.Length (base): 45mm, Height: 50.3mm, Thickness: 24.8mm, Weight: c.230gms.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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