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Roman lead anchor stock
A Mediterranean type anchor-stock from a small cargo ship, with a square box for the stem and a row of four astragali on one side.
Image: © Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Image: © Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Image: © Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Image: © Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
75.27H
Find Information
Site Name: Porth Felen, Aberdaron
Date: 1974 / Jul
Notes: Found by skin divers at Latitude 52°47'14" N, Longitude 40°45'2" W, on the east side of Porth Felen, almost at the west tip of the Llyn peninsula, in a crevice of the rocky floor. No signs of a wreck occurred in the vicinity.
Acquisition
Purchase, 6/10/1975
Measurements
length / mm:1285
maximum width / mm:150
height / mm:210 [on mount]
Material
lead
Location
In store
Comments - (4)
Most dated examples of this type of anchor stock date from the late third to late first century BC, with a few examples of early first century AD date. Its decoration supports this, and may help to refine the dating. The row of four lumps, representing knucklebones each a different way up, is known on other lead stocks, two of which are from datable wrecks, of about 140–130 BC.
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