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Roman biconical steelyard weight
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Buckinghamshire County Museum, Helen Hyre, 2013-07-05 08:46:24
Title
Roman biconical steelyard weight
Description
English: Roman bi-conical cast lead steelyard weight, the upper part more steeply conical than the lower. The weight has a mass of iron corrosion, previously the suspension loop, projecting from the top. The central ridge where the two conical ends meet is slightly rounded as are the top and bottom points. It is 43.6mm tall, 58.9mm including the iron, 49.2mm in diameter and weighs 502 grams
Depicted place (County of findspot) Buckinghamshire
Date between 43 and 410
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FindID: 568049
Old ref: BUC-679253
Filename: 4DSCN5920.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/432106
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/432106
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/568049
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