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A thimble shaped lead alloy possible weight
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None, Stuart Ward, 2008-06-11 11:01:58
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A thimble shaped lead alloy possible weight
Description
English: A lead alloy possible weight, probably dating from the post medieval period. The object appears to have been cast or shaped in a thimble. It is a tapered cylinder of lead with a slightly domed top which is 15.94mm long and has a diameter of 14.44mm. There are also small indentations in the top, arranged in concentric circles. The base of the weight is rough and there is a deep hole in one side. The lead object was almost certainly made in a thimble which has produced the pattern on the top, but for what function is unclear. It may be a novelty piece made for no particular reason. However, the shape of the thimble, which is tall and slender, suggests a post medieval date. The object has a white patina.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Leeds
Date between 1500 and 1800
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1800-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 221927
Old ref: SWYOR-F9ECD1
Filename: PAS 488 lead thimble.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/178170
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/178170/recordtype/artefacts
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/221927
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(Reusing this file)		 Attribution-ShareAlike License version 4.0 (verified 29 November 2020)
Object location53° 55′ 10.92″ N, 1° 20′ 28.61″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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current05:51, 27 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 05:51, 27 January 2017310 × 773 (157 KB)Fæ (talk | contribs)Portable Antiquities Scheme, SWYOR, FindID: 221927, post medieval, page 691, batch count 4299

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