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Description: | : Lead net sinker. Cast ovoid weight with a longitudinally moulded aperture of diameter 3.5mm. Thick patina or encrustation from immersion appears to have flaked off the object leaving relict patches. This form is adopted at a larger scale for modern net weights used for maritime fishing. In this case, a light net or use to weight a fishing line might be envisaged. The mass may indicate that a notional two ounces of lead was allocated to make each individual weight of this form. The proximity of the River Trent is probably relevant to this and related finds. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1900.Length: 31.0mm, Diameter: 17.1mm, Weight: 49.91gms
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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