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Description: | Cast lead sphere, damaged and distorted, probably grape (hail) shot or a cannon ball of post medieval date. It has a series of facets with rounded angles between them and some rounded sections. It is c.35.1mm in maximum diameter, 1.38 inches and weighs 207 grams, 7.3 ounces. The numerous facets and its size suggest it may have been used as a group with other shot (grape or hail shot) in a larger cannon rather than as a cannon ball on its own in a gun such as a Serpentinet. Given its simplicity this identification cannot be certain, it is also possible it is an idiosyncratic lead weight or even waste material.
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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