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Description: | Cast lead trade weight, ovate in plan, and sub-rectanular in profile and section. The central hole is ovate in plan and cylindrical in profile but irregular and measures 7 mm roughly in diameter. The hole is large and irregular so the object was more likely used as a weight rather than a whorl, as it would not have held the spindle or balanced well. It also has a flat base so it could have been used as a pan weight. The edge around the aperture is recessed on both faces, which might be from wear. The weight weighs 12.28 g which is equivalent to a little less than half an avoirdupois ounce.Margeson (1993) illustrates a similar lead weight with a large hole on page 138, fig.103, no.938, which is dated from c.1500-1550.Griffiths, Philpott & Egan (2007) illustrate a small weight of similar diameter with an irregular hole on page 179, plate 34, no.2202, which dates from the late Medieval period.Bailey (2011) illustrates a similar irregular weight with a large hole on page 123, pic.17, which is dated from the Medieval period.
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