ESS-EC1755: Lead Roman steelyard weight, top view

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Unique ID: ESS-EC1755

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Lead Roman steelyard weight. The weight is circular in plan and roughly biconical in section. The iron suspension loop is now missing, but there are the remains of iron or iron corrosion at the apex of one side where the loop was positioned. The lead is now beige or light brown in colour and the surface heavily pitted and abraded. The weight is 21.38mm long, 25.92mm in diameter and weighs 2.04 ounces or 57.90g.

Class: Steelyard

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 43
Date to: AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 21.38 mm
Weight: 57.9 g
Diameter: 25.92 mm

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: ID 4110

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Braintree (District)
To be known as: Sible Hedingham

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: ESS
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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