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WEIGHT

Unique ID: SF8834

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Shield-shaped lead weight, with a relief fleur-de-lis on one face. The usual lowered border around the motif is absent, and the edges are steeply bevelled. It weighs 216g (7.6 oz) and was probably intended as a half-pound weight.

Class: trade weight

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1350
Date to: AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 58 mm
Width: 49 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight: 216 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st May 2002

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: HESSETT

Spatial coordinates

Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

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

References cited

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Recording Institution: SF
Created: 21 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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