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WEIGHT

Unique ID: SWYOR-B9B5B7

Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A cast lead alloy probable trade weight probably dating from the Medieval period, about AD 1300 - 1500. It is sub-triangular with rounded corners, but is probably intended to be shield shaped (flat top with curved sides meeting at a point at the base). The central area is much thicker than the edge. The centre of the top face may once have been decorated but the design is no longer legible. There is a 3.6mm diameter circular perforation in the centre of the shield.

The weight has a well developed white patina. It is 33.1mm long, 25.4mm wide and 6.2mm thick. 26.1g. It was probably intended to be a 1 ounce weight.

Similar weights are also discussed and illustrated in Biggs and Withers, 2000, Lead Weights: The David Rogers Collection,pages 34 - 40. Compare SWYOR-F6C22B.

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 1500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 33.1 mm
Width: 25.4 mm
Thickness: 6.2 mm
Weight: 26.1 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 3rd July 2018 - Tuesday 3rd July 2018

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 3188

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Leeds (Metropolitan District)
District: Leeds (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Micklefield (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE4333
Four figure Latitude: 53.79154507
Four figure longitude: -1.34876038
1:25K map: SE4333
1:10K map: SE43SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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	34 - 40

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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