|
Date: |
|
Description: | Lead steelyard weight probably of Roman dateThe lead weight is of biconical form and has lost the iron suspension loop (with a surviving length of 42.5mm). The remains of iron wire are evident at the apex . The weight is of irregular, sub-circular section and is widest around its midsection (with a diameter of 40.3mm - 44.3mm). Although the surface is heavily-corroded, no ribbed decoration is discernible on the surface of the weight.The weight has few diagnostic features and weighs 408.9grams, which closely corresponds (at 99.9%) to 1ΒΌ libra (Roman pound) weight (equating to 409.31 g), although with the degree of surface loss and corrosion, the weight may have expected to have been lighter. The weight is also broadly consistent with one modern pound and with various medieval and post medieval weight systems.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
|
More Like this...
-
-
-
-
-
WEIGHT
A lead steelyard weight of…
-
WEIGHT
A corroded lead steelyard weight…
-
WEIGHT
A corroded lead steelyard weight…
-
WEIGHT
A corroded lead steelyard weight…
-
Weight
A heavily corroded lead steelyard…
-
WEIGHT
A heavily corroded lead steelyard…
|