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Description: | An incomplete lead steelyard weight of probable Roman date (c. AD 43 - 410). The weight is roughly conical and widens towards the base. The weight is scratched, pitted and missing a substantial chunk of one side, pattination of the lead suggests that this is old damage. There is an incompete highly corroded iron suspension loop projecting from the tip of the weight. The base is flat with no projecting iron, although the hoop is just visible and possibly indicates it was cleaned off after produciton.Measurements: 21.32mm high, 16.81mm wide and 10.79g in weight.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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