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Early Medieval lead weight
Irregular lead ring, with oval perforation; clearly too irregular for a spindle whorl, perhaps a weight or sinker.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
62.203/C.4
Find Information
Site Name: Dinas Powis, Vale of Glamorgan
Grid Reference: ST 148 722
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1954-1958
Notes: Section 10; Cut VI West; Layer 1; Context C/D: C: Black, usually greasy soil, with small angular rubble; much bone, charcoal flecking; rich in finds. D: Large, often slabby stones, with smaller stones interspersed; dark humus-soil; relatively few bones or finds.
Measurements
diameter / mm:18
depth / mm:6
internal diameter / mm:7<8.5
diameter / mm
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