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Description: | A complete lead shot ball of Post-Medieval date (AD 1640-1750). The object has a partial circumferentially running casting seam. There are a number of incised lines and grooves across the surface, including a sizable depression. There also appears to be impact damage upon the surface, indicative of it passing through a hard but penetrable surface. The weight of the shot suggests it was meant to be fired from a musket.The metal is cream/light brown in colour with a pitted patina.Diameter: 17.53mm, Weight: 30.9g.Harding (2012) Lead Shot of the English Civil War: a Radical Study.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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