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Description: | A fragment of a possible Medieval copper-alloy object, possibly part of a folding balance (c. 1300-c. 1500).The misshapen remains consist of part of one arm. At one end, which is flattened, a break has occurred across a circular loop hole. Adjacent to the hole are two baluster-like mouldings, one above the other. These are oval in cross-section. The remaining part of the object is circular in cross-section and tapers to an abraded break.The surfaces are uneven with traces of a green patina. The breaks are old.Length if straightened: c. 54.00mm; width: 5.22mm; thickness: 4.79xxmm. Weight: 4.60gEgan (1998, p174; Fig. 142) illustrates a similar folding balance still contained within its sheet metal box alongside several coin weights; cf. also: Ibid, Figs. 240 and 243 for similar folding types. They are dated from the 14th-15th century, but balances using this principle have been recorded from the Early Medieval through to the early Post Medieval period. Some examples are recorded from Anglo-Saxon sites in MacGregor and Bolick (1993, p257), although none of the examples listed come from secure contexts.Similar balances have been recorded on The Portable Antiquities Scheme database. For example, see finds: BUC-B38CB7; KENT-DCA976; NCL-C0C467; NMS-464E72; NMS-69EC22; SUSS-807B7 and YORYM-7A28F37.Egan, G. 1998. The Medieval Household Daily Living c.1150-c.1450. Medieval finds from Excavations in London 6. London. Museum of London: The Stationery Office.MacGregor, A and Bolick, E. 1993. A summary catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon collections (non ferrous metals). Ashmolean Museum Oxford: British Archaeological Reports 230.
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