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Description: | A complete lead weight of uncertain date. The object is square with a flat top and base and a central perforation running through it and is undecorated.The metal is a light greyish-white colour and is worn. The object is 18.5mm long, 17.3mm wide, 8.7mm thick and weighs 23.9g. The perforation is 3.8mm in diameter.Lead weights were commonly used from the Iron Age through to the post-medieval period and are difficult to date with any certainty without supporting archaeological context. The function of such objects is also difficult to determine. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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