Record ID: SWYOR-CC0BF1
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cowry / cowrie shell which has been modified by human agency by filling it with lead at an unknown date. One possibility is that it was used as an Anglo-Scandinavian weight. The shell has a hole in the rounded upper face which has been plugged with lead. The toothed opening on the underside is also partially obscured by the metal filling which projects from the face of the shell. The shell and metal combined are 21.9mm long, 17.4mm wide and 9.7mm thick. 12.1g. There is no evidence of attachment nor any loop mounted into the metal which would have allowed use as a button or nec…
Created on: Monday 18th July 2016
Last updated: Thursday 21st July 2016
Spatial data recorded.