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Description: | Lead weight. Cast flat weight in the form of a square with indented sides. Each sunken side has a central oval-ended panel, and it is possible that these may formerly have retained inset objects, though if so, they have been lost in antiquity. There are also four small lentoid slashes on one side, each mark positioned close to a corner and set as if radiating from the centre. Patinated overall. The mass may suggest this to represent six units of 4.07gms, as used in Viking Age Scandinavia for bullion transactions. This mass is also close to one ore or ora, a measure denoting a short-weight ounce in other systems of measurement. If this suggestion is sustained, it would follow that the form and surface decoration may be intended to distinguish this weight from others, rather than alluding to its value. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 850-1000.Length: 22.1mm, Width: 20.7mm, Thickness: 6.8mm, Weight: 24.89gms.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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