steelyard weight

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Description

Summary: Cast lead steelyard weight, conical in shape. Each face is decorated with petalled flowers, radiating suns and starbursts. The iron suspension loop has corroded away. Cream-coloured patina. Dating to AD 1500-1800. Found in Draycott Cerne, Sutton Benger, 2017.


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