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Description: | A lead unidentified object, possibly a cup weight or a bird feeder of Medieval or Post Medieval date (c. AD 1400 - 1600).The object is circular with a flat base. It has angled sides that angle outwards from the base at 60 degrees, now squashed in places. The sides widen at the top to a flat undecorated rim, curved over in places. The inside of the cup is undecorated, and it now has a creamy brown patina.It is 39.8mm by 35.0mm at the top, 27.7mm in diameter at the base, 16mm tall and the sides are 3.0mm thick; it weighs 50.04 grams, 1.762 ounces .Various lead cup weights of similar form are recorded on this database including NMS-D34630 & SWYOR-7C7721, although most have pellet decoration on the rim. Artefacts of this type have also been put forward as vessels for use as bird feeders for caged birds, although they lack the flat backs for fixing against cage walls that is normal for such feeders.Cf. Egan, G, 1998; p. 309-10.Egan, G, 2005, p. 129 .Read, B, 1995, 127-128; fig. 811,
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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