Record ID: WMID-EB60CB
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A conical lead alloy weight of probable Medieval to Post-Medieval date, circa (AD 1300 - 1700). The weight is conical in form. The sides of the weight flare to the flat circular base.The upper edge has a rounded top and the remains of an iron attachment loop. The weight is undecorated.The object has a well-developed cream coloured patina across all surfaces. The surfaces have been abraded, possibly in the plough soil. Weights can be hard to date due to being a functional item that has not altered significantly over time. Biggs and Withers (2000) note that standing weights ma…
Created on: Wednesday 30th May 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 9th February 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-E87298
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman or Medieval? copper alloy object, Length: 23 mm, width: 8 mm, thickness: 4 mm, weight: 0.8 g. The object is incomplete and consists of an integral circular suspension loop sitting at the apex of a sub triangular plate. This curves slightly and it may be the top of an elongated medieval harness pendant or perhaps part of Roman toilet implement. The objects surface is very corroded and it is hard to place.
Created on: Wednesday 30th May 2018
Last updated: Monday 18th June 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-E82B54
Object type: HARNESS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Undated copper alloy bar, Length: 95 mm, width: 22 mm, thickness: 15 mm, weight: 72.34 g. The bar has a circular cross section and is slightly curved in profile and tapers slightly in width. At each end it has a circular terminal, the narrower end (right as shown) is formed of an integral circular cross sectioned loop, the other is formed by the bar turning in and tucking in under itself, forming a smaller circular hole set at right angles to the other terminal. The object may be a harness fitting or a machine part, no parallels have been found.
Created on: Wednesday 30th May 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 28th August 2018
Spatial data recorded.