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Description: | Lead weight, of rectangular plan and section with bevelled corners, measuring 48.4 x 30.1 x 6.1mm, and weighing 86.8 grams.The weight appears to have been cast as there is a short sprue at one side, and there are scrape marks to the underside where presumably some lead was removed to make it conform to a required standard. There is an unclear mark (possibly an impressed cross) to the upper surface. The weight is nearly exactly 3 ounces under the 'Tower' system, which would imply that it was in use prior to 1526; but it may be underweight for the Troy system or a little overweight for Avoirdupois, which would make it later.Judged on the degree of patination a medieval date seems quite likely, and the fact that it is made of lead would imply a date prior to 1700.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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