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Description: | Fragment of Roman copper alloy steelyard arm: the broad surviving end, is D-shaped (convex outer edge), rectangular sectioned and with a perforation filled with iron corrosion. One pierced lug for a weight suspension hook projects from the surviving lower edge, its perforation filled with iron corrosion. Extant length 27mm. Width excluding rings 7.5mm. Width 12mm. 2.5mm thick. The function of a Roman steelyard is best described by Nina Crummy (1983, 99-100). Mid 1st to 4th century. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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