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WEIGHT
Unique ID: HESH-5DA00D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Cast lead or lead alloy weight of probable late Medieval or Post Medieval date (1250 - 1700). The weight is sub-circular in plan and a globular triangular (pyramidal) shaped in profile. The sides are curved and taper from a wide base to a relatively blunt point. The weight is undecorated. A sub-circular hole has been cast through the centre; from the upper edge to the base. This hole (diameter: 6.0mm) would have allowed the weight to be suspended or aided storage. An iron nail - or bar - has pierced or been cast within the weight horizontally. The weight is a mid white buff colour with a relatively even and corroded patina that covers all surfaces. A light active powdery corrosion product is present on all surfaces. A direct parallel for this weight has not been found. It is most likely to date from the later medieval or post medieval periods.
The weight measures 53.0mm in diameter and is 61.4mm high. It weighs 1126.2 grams or 39.7 ozs. (2 1/2 lbs)
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1550
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 61.4 mm
Weight: 1126.2 g
Diameter: 53 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Shropshire Museum Service; Object Entry Form: E. 01505
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: River Perry
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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