2024-03-29T14:04:01+00:00https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/925565/format/qrcodehttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/925565/format/jsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/925565/format/xmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/925565/format/geojsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/925565/format/pdfhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/925565/format/rdfhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/925565925565YORYM-46BFB9PAS5BE46BFB001979WEIGHT4914.722.21YMT : E057741UNKNOWN-8001900A complete lead-alloy weight of uncertain date. The object is cylindrical with a circular plan and a rectangular cross-section. The circular faces are both concave. All surfaces appear undecorated.
The metal is white/brown in colour and is worn. The weight is 22.2mm in diameter, 14.7mm thick and weighs 49.0g.
The term 'weight' is used here in its broadest sense to include uses that do not involve weighing (e.g. holding-down, tensioning, etc.). They were commonly used from the Iron Age through to the Post-Medieval period and are difficult to date with any certainty without supporting archaeological context. The function of such objects is also difficult to determine. The dating of lead objects of this general type is problematic, and their use is invariably uncertain.
Similar objects have been recorded on the database as YORYM-5534BA, LEIC-E2DEF5, and LANCUM-1060AB.2018-11-08 17:01:472018-11-09 14:43:11411Certain111636PAS5BE46BFB001979254YORYMLead Alloy11095CompleteFairIRON AGEIAx13992p0gjgrst8ftPOST MEDIEVALPMx41047p0gjgrs6sgxMetal detectorCircaCirca92408322028212892148241430SE6071SE6071SE67SW54.13135641-1.083278851011033703RRi0027.jpg4314805Unknown : Weight.York Museums Trust4images/ertilley/Yorkshire and the HumberCharacter undeterminedCultivated landEuropean RegionCountyNorth YorkshireDistrictHambletonCivil Parish54.1384-1.08076Brandsby-cum-StearsbyReturned to finder95324