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Description: | Probable Early Medieval (c. 975-1100) balance arm: The copper alloy balance arm is a circular in section and tapers to a wide collar and a incomplete circular loop at the terminal. The loop is flattened in profile compared to the arm. The opposite terminal at first glance appears to be unbroken surface, but on closer examination the surface is slightly undulating and is covered with a patina which makes it unclear whether it is broken or not. The arm is being in plan, but this does not appear to be intentional. The surface has an incomplete well-developed blue/green patina. It measures 88.71mm long, 7.62mm diameter, and weighs 18g.If the arm does have a broken terminal, it probably was a balance arm, and similar examples from folding and unfolding balances are found in York, dating to the late 10th to 11th century (Mainman, and Rogers, 2000), for example Nos. 10405 and 10406.Mainman, A.J. and Rogers, N.S.H. 2000 Craft, Industry and Everyday Life: Finds From Anglo-Scandinavian York Council for British Archaeology
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