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WEIGHT
Unique ID: PUBLIC-C10072
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast lead-alloy steelyard weight, missing its loop and possibly dating from the Roman period.
The top end of the sub-ovoid weight has a rectangular-sectioned hole; projecting horizontally from three of the four sides of this hole is another hole. There is no evidence of iron staining or copper-alloy, either internally or externally. The vertical hole has some distortion at the edge, probably as a result of post-depositional damage; it measures approximately 6.52 mm by 10.91 mm and penetrates 24.21 mm into the body. The weight has a greyish white patina which has a silky sheen. Height 33.51 mm. Diameter 29.30 mm. Weight 140 grams.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 33.51 mm
Weight: 140 g
Diameter: 29.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 18th August 2013
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: East Dorset (District)
To be known as: Nr Wimborne
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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