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Description: | An unidentified lead object dating from Roman to Medieval period. The object is roughly square in plan and rectangular in profile. The object has two opposing flat surfaces. The object would have probably been attached to another object or may have possibly been an inlay on an object such as a box. The front face has four cross potent's incised in each corner with a further cross potent placed in the centre. The four corners of the object have rounded points and running along the length of all of the outer edges is a raised cast seam. The reverse face has the same raised seam edge and the remains of five rivets, with four in the corners and one located centrally. The object has a cream to light brown patina and has been damaged possibly in the plough soil. The object measures 31.4 mm in length and 30.9 mm in width, it is 4.5 mm thick and weighs 18.8 grams.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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