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Description: | Cast lead standing weight, cone shaped in profile and circular in plan with a large central aperture that is circular in plan and cylindrical in section. The weight weighs 42.38 grams which is equivalent to about an ounce and a half avoirdupois. The large aperture, which is 9 mm in diameter, might have been used to thread the weight, along with a set of others, in order to transport them. It might also have held an iron shank or rod, as seen in commercial weights of the 17th century (Egan, 2005, 164, no.852).Bailey (1993) illustrates a similar example of a free-standing weight with a large aperture used to suspend the weight, on page 33, no.37A.Egan (2005) illustrates conical free-standing pendent weights with similar form and weight on page 164, fig.161, nos.842 & 843, which are dated from c.1500-1550.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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