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Description: | A lead alloy musket ball of post-Medieval date, circa 1644. The ball is distorted, being slightly elongated and having a flat facet at one end and a smaller, slightly dished facet at the opposite end. It is possible that this ball was fired as cannon 'hail shot' and that the distortions are a result of collisions with other balls while in the bore. (Compare similar balls illustrated in Harding (2012) Lead Shot of the English Civil War: a Radical Study, plate 23.) The ball has a light grey patina. It is 15.4mm in diameter and weighs 19.66gm.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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