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Description: | A complete lead or lead alloy weight or waste product from the casting process, of the Roman to Post Medieval period, dating from c. AD 43 - c. AD 1800.The object is broadly circular in plan and D shaped in section. The front of the object is domed and the reverse is flat. Both sides are undecorated. There appears to be some damage to the left side of the object in the form of dents and notches in the surface and around the edge. There is damge in the form of dents and scratches on the front and reverse of the object. The object measures 80.6 mm in diameter and has a thickness of 11.9 mm. It weighs 355.2 g (12.53 oz).The object is a mid grey in colour with an uneven patina. Abrasion caused by movement whilst within the plough soil may have resulted in the loss of some of the original surface detail. Objects like this can identified as palm guards, However, a more likely explanation for such objects is that they are waste lead that has set in a spoon or bowl (a bowl, in this case) following work requiring molten lead. Lead and lead alloys have been used in building and vessel repair for many centuries, and so dating these objects is difficult. The lead set in spoon bowls is more dateable due to the shape of the bowl. This object however, is only dateable to a broad Roman to Post-Medieval period. Other similar examples of this type of artfact have been recorded on the database, including NARC-54F356 and LVPL-C0B6A1.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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