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Description: | A complete lead shield shaped weight of Medieval date (AD 1400-1500). The shield weight is a uniface form with a raised central section with incised decoration in the form of a standing lion facing left. The object has a circular perforation in the upper right field. The reverse of the object is smooth and flat.The lead is light cream in colour.Trade weights of this type appear to start use in around 1380 and continue to be used for most of the 15th century. Biggs & Withers (2000, p.34) discuss the difficulties in dating shield weights as links between documentary evidence and artefactual evidence are difficult to establish. Their longevity with various qualities of workmanship and numerous designs employed over a long period of time also make dating difficult. It is likely however that some belong to the period following the conversion of the trade pound under the averdepois system from 1390 in England and were used throughout the 15th century. As such is likely that these weights represent a desire to standardize the trade weight system.
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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