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Description: | An Early Medieval to Post Medieval lead fishing weight. The object is formed of a sheet of lead that has been roled, seemingly around something. The edges of the lead sheet are not even, suggesting this is a rought cut. The metal has a mid-light grey patina. Similar objects have been recorded on the PAS database, cf. LEIC-F9408C. It is noted that published examples from Early Medieval Flixborough have been interpreted as fishing weights (2009, 249, fig. 6.3), whilst examples have been found in later contexts such as at Kirk, Scotland (2013, 132). Therefore, these objects must be given a broad date range.Dimensions: length: 48.84 mm; diameter: 18.16 mm; weight: 45.37g.Reference:Evans, D. H. and Loveluck, C. 2009. Life and Economy at Early Medieval Flixborough, c. AD 600-1000. Oxford: Oxbow.Addyman, T., Macfadyen, K., Romankiewicz, T., Ross, A. and Uglow, N. 2013. The Medieval Kirk, Cemetery and Hospice at Kirk Ness, North Berwick: the Scottish Seabird centre Excavations 1999-2006. Oxford: Oxbow.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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