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STEELYARD WEIGHT

Unique ID: SF5815

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Biconical lead steelyard weight. The two halves are of different sizes; the apex of the taller half has the remains of an iron loop (stubs of two iron wires protruding), but the apex of the lower half appears to have had no loop. The lead is now quite badly corroded and the weight now weighs 159.31g. It is 36 mm long and the diameter is 38 mm.

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Chronology

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

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 36 mm
Weight: 159.31 g
Diameter: 38 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: SUFFOLK PAKENHAM

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Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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Audit data

Recording Institution: SF
Created: 22 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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