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Description: | A complete lead weight of uncertain date. The object is in the form of a cross with an ovate section and rounded ends. One arm is slightly longer than the others and show signs of wear suggesting it may have been suspended. It is undecorated.The metal has a light greyish-white patina and is worn. The object is 35.1mm long, 32.2mm wide, 9.6mm thick and weighs 176.g.Lead weights were commonly used from the Iron Age through to the post-medieval period and are difficult to date with any certainty without supporting archaeological context. The function of such objects is also difficult to determine.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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