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Description: | A complete copper alloy weight or plum-bob of probable Roman date. The weight is solid and conical with a flattened top from which a slightly narrower integral cylinder projects. This is likely to have acted as the suspension mechanism.The metal has a dark brown patina and is pitted and worn. The weight is 26mm long, 14.5mm in diameter at the widest point, 9.3mm in diameter at the suspension element and weighs 18.3g.A similar object, though made of lead alloy, has been recorded as: LIN-4C9164 and a similar form also in copper alloy can be seen in: LIN-E89DC7
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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