File:Medieval steelyard weight (FindID 537934).jpg
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[edit]Medieval steelyard weight | |||
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Somerset County Council, Laura Burnett, 2013-01-15 17:23:35 |
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Title |
Medieval steelyard weight |
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Description |
English: Part of the outer cast copper-alloy casing of a Medieval globular steelyard weight. It would originally have had a lead core held within the complete casing. About 35% of the casing survives. The remaining section suggest the body was spherical with a flattened area at the top . An integral D-shaped loop projects from this flattened area. The top of the loop is broken leaving two circular sectioned projections. It is corroded but there are traces of two incised lines with regularly spaced diagonal lines between them running around top, just below the edge of the flattened top. there is the remains of an integrally cast raised shield on the side. It is a straight topped shield with convex sides meeting at a point at the bottom with a raised design of a lion rampant on it. The fragment measures 51.9mm in height 57.6mm wide and the casing is 3.2mm thick and the attachment loop is 26.8mm in width at the base and and 8.1mm in thickness. It weighs 77.82g.
Such globular weights with raised shield designs on a copper alloy casing around an lead core are Medieval in date. Official examples were produced under a monopoly held by Richard Earl of Cornwall and Poitou, or of his son Edmund, the second Earl during the later 13th century. The lion rampart is part of their arms. More precise dating can be indicated by the combination of arms used on the weight, not clear in this example. |
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Depicted place | (County of findspot) Somerset | ||
Date |
between 1250 and 1350 date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1250-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1350-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Accession number |
FindID: 537934 Old ref: SOM-BFFFA2 Filename: SOM-BFFFA2.JPG |
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Source |
https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/412049 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/412049/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/537934 |
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Camera manufacturer | Canon |
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Camera model | Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL |
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Exposure time | 1/200 sec (0.005) |
F-number | f/25 |
ISO speed rating | 400 |
Date and time of data generation | 16:18, 15 January 2013 |
Lens focal length | 60 mm |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 240 dpi |
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File change date and time | 17:26, 15 January 2013 |
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Exif version | 2.21 |
Date and time of digitizing | 16:18, 15 January 2013 |
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Metering mode | Partial |
Flash | Flash fired, compulsory flash firing |
Color space | Uncalibrated |
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Focal plane resolution unit | inches |
Custom image processing | Normal process |
Exposure mode | Auto exposure |
White balance | Manual white balance |
Scene capture type | Standard |
Image width | 5,910 px |
Image height | 2,212 px |
Serial number of camera | 1630702606 |
Lens used | 60.0 mm |
Owner of camera | unknown |
Rating (out of 5) | 0 |
Date metadata was last modified | 17:26, 15 January 2013 |
IIM version | 2 |