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STEELYARD WEIGHT
Unique ID: SOMDOR-34BBB1
Object type certainty: Certain
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Copper alloy steelyard weight. Leaded bronze. Part of a sub-spherical weight. It is decorated with three shields containing a lion rampant, the arms of Poitou and a band of incised lines around the top. The base has been sheared off probably by the plough. Inside is an iron ring slightly smaller than the circumference of the weight. This was possibly used together with the lead to give the object it's weight. Surviving height:41.60mm. Max diameter:60.97mm
Notes:
From paper record 2002. The weight is similar to a type in Bridgwater Museum, Somerset
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 41.6 mm
Diameter: 60.97 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2002
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAL1220
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration method: Incised
Decoration style: Heraldic
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proceedings of Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society | 1936 | A Further Series of Thirteenth Century Steelyard Weights | 35 | No.43 |
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