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CAM-5B54F7: Lead Weight

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Unique ID: CAM-5B54F7

Object type certainty: Certain
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Conical lead weight with slender iron loop at top. The base is oval, 15 x 14 mm, and the weight is 34 mm tall in total. It weighs 28.08g (0.99 oz). Because it weighs almost exactly one ounce, it may be a trading weight of the 14th century onwards; but because it has a hanging loop, it may be a steelyard weight. It is not of the conventional Roman form, so may date to any time from the Roman to post-medieval periods.

Evidence of reuse: None

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 34 mm
Weight: 28.08 g
Diameter: 15 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Secondary material: Iron
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: Weston Colville Area

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: CAM
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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