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Description: | A tall triangular lead weight, possibly dating from the Roman to Post Medieval periods but essentially undatable. The weight is thick and largely flat, with rounded lower corners and sides that taper to a curved apex which has a projecting tab. A small circular hole has been punched through the sides of this tab, perhaps for suspension. There is also another 3.5mm hole right through the centre of the weight from front to back, 21mm from the base. The weight is complete and undecorated, with a grey colour. It measures 63.61mm high, 8.5mm across the suspension loop, 37.45mm wide at the base, and is 12.93mm thick at most, tapering slightly in thickness from base to apex. The top hole is 2.75mm in diameter, with the central hole 3.5mm. It weighs 203 grams.These weighs are not yet completely understood. It is possible they could have been fishing weights dating from the medieval period or later, but due to a lack of context this weight must remain undated.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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