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Description: | A lead alloy musket ball of post-Medieval date, circa 1644. The ball has a number of bite marks, probably as a result of being chewed by animals after deposition in the soil. (Compare similar balls illustrated in Harding (2012) Lead Shot of the English Civil War: a Radical Study, plate31.) The ball has a light grey patina. It is 17.3mm in diameter and weighs 28.48gm. The weight suggests that this would have been used in a musket. (Harding (2012) Lead Shot of the English Civil War: a Radical Study.)
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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