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Description: | A lead alloy musket ball of post-Medieval date, circa 1644. On one side of the ball is a dished facet with a slightly raised rim, suggesting that this was part of a charge of cannon hail-shot. (Compare Harding (2012) Lead Shot of the English Civil War: a Radical Study, plate 23.) It is also deformed, with deep tooth marks, probably as a result of animal activity after deposition in the soil. (Harding, plate 31.). The ball has a pale, yellowish-grey patina. It is 14.6mm in diameter and weighs 15.94gm.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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