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Title: Weird trangular wedge of lead
Post by: DEADLOCK on July 17, 2012, 06:00:06 PM
Found this today on some pasture two inches long. inch square bottom going into a point. mayb some kind of weight im stumped any advice would really help or one for    the pas.


Title: Re: Weird trangular wedge of lead
Post by: herbie on July 17, 2012, 06:14:47 PM
Looks like a lead standing weight, dating them is a bit tricky though, could be medieval or more modern.


Title: Re: Weird trangular wedge of lead
Post by: cardiffian on July 17, 2012, 07:09:21 PM
Difficult to date, but usually if the lead is white it is likely to be older rather than modern.


Title: Re: Weird trangular wedge of lead
Post by: Napoleon on July 17, 2012, 07:31:49 PM
defenet a weight and can also be back to Roman Time.


Title: Re: Weird trangular wedge of lead
Post by: handyman [Alan} on July 18, 2012, 03:15:30 PM
http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/462727 (http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/462727)

here's one i found and recorded with PAS

cheers


Title: Re: Weird trangular wedge of lead
Post by: DEADLOCK on July 18, 2012, 08:28:00 PM
Was it roman or medi alan


Title: Re: Weird trangular wedge of lead
Post by: Chef Geoff on July 18, 2012, 08:30:55 PM
They couldn't date it, they only put it from Roman to 1600 :-\


Title: Re: Weird trangular wedge of lead
Post by: DEADLOCK on July 18, 2012, 08:36:28 PM
Thank u chef mate


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