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Lead steelyard weight
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National Museum Liverpool, Frances McIntosh, 2009-04-06 11:38:47
Title
Lead steelyard weight
Description
English: Lead steelyard weight, probably from the Roman period. It is sub-spherical in shape, with one end narrowing into a rounded point. It has acylindrical iron core which runs the length oof the weight but the loop has broken off. The surface is marked with grooves, most likely caused by the plough from its time in the ground.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Cheshire West and Chester
Date between 43 and 410
Accession number
FindID: 251852
Old ref: LVPL-9D1975
Filename: LW- steelyard.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/206644
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/206644/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/251852
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