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WEIGHT
Unique ID: SOM-667738
Object type certainty: Certain
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Cast lead wieght; square with a flat base and a cast design of a grid with a central pellet on the slightly concave top surface. It is 19.8mm by 19.6mm by 9.4mm and wieghs 29.08 grams, 1.033 ounces. As the weight so nearly approximates to an ounce it probably dates to after the widespread adoption of the averdepois system in the 14th century. Similar square weights with simple cast designs on the top face are illustrated in Biggs and Withers (2000:27-9) although none with the same design as this example, they are also though to be mostly Medieval - Post medieval in date.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 19.8 mm
Width: 19.6 mm
Thickness: 9.4 mm
Weight: 29.08 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 7th February 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC 020593
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Alvediston
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biggs, N. and Withers, P. | 2000 | Lead Weights: The David Rogers Collection | Powys | White House Publications | 27-9 |
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