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WEIGHT
Unique ID: SF-EA46A8
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A cast lead steelyard weight of uncertain Roman or later date. It is circular in plan, dome-shaped in profile with a curved upper edge and flat underside. The sides have been relatively crudely shaped or cut down giving them a faceted appearance. At the top centre of the object is a separately cast iron suspension loop that is semi-circular in form with a central circular aperture. The entire object measures 49.68mm in diameter, 43.43mm in height and 438g in weight. This is a steelyard weight of uncertain date. It may date as early as the Roman period, although may date much later into the Medieval or Post-Medieval periods.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 43.43 mm
Weight: 438 g
Diameter: 49.68 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st September 2013
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Fressingfield
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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