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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 top. There is roughly even ribbed decoration around the circumference of the top of the weight. The weight is scratched, pitted and missing a 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 flat top of the weight. The top is flat and the bottom is curved with no projecting iron.Measurements: 20.09mm in height, 21.82mm in diameter and 47.89g 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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