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Description: | A lead alloy and copper alloy probably weight of Early Medieval date, about AD 800 - 1000. The object is bi-conical and is made of lead alloy with an embedded piece of copper alloy through the centre. The copper alloy forms a domed cap at one end, and is only visible as a small circle at the other. The weight is 21mm tall, and 20.1mm diameter. At a mass of 36.32g, it could represent one and a half postulated Scandinavian units of 24.4 ± 0.8g (Kruse 1992, cited in NMS-E00012).The object could possibly be a gaming piece. DENO-650DB1 notes that: "weights and gaming pieces of this type, with embedded pieces of insular metal work, polished stones, bones and other items are Viking or Anglo-Scandinavian in culture".
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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