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Description: | An incomplete lead and copper alloy unidentified object of probable Roman date (c. AD 43 - 410). The object is dome shaped with a diameter of 16.74mm. It consists of a lead core encased in a piece of copper alloy sheet metal. The object has apparently broken in half along its hemisphere. The lead has an uneven white and grey patina with brown patches from contact with corrosion products from the copper alloy casing. The exterior of the copper alloy has a smooth dark green patina.The object measures 16.74mm in diameter, is 11.16mm thick and weighs 5.07g.Cf. WILT-36DAAC for a similar object on the database.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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