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Early Medieval lead alloy suspended 'bun' weight
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Alex Whitlock, 2019-10-31 17:35:25
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Early Medieval lead alloy suspended 'bun' weight
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English: Early Medieval lead alloy suspended 'bun' weight. The use of weights of this form with inserted objects is considered typical of Anglo-Scandinavian practice. It is circular in plan and sub oval in section. It is undecorated apart from central depressions (each approximately 20mm across) on both faces that may have once held inserted material. It retains the remnants of its iron wire suspension loop, but this may be a later addition. Probably dates to between c700 and c1000 AD.

The diameter is 60mm, thickness 35mm, and the weight is 867.9g.

The distribution of weights of this description on the database is consistent with areas of intensive Anglo-Scandinavian influence which supports their attribution to this period and culture.

See also <a href="https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/546956">NLM-B7A1F6</a> <a href="https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/744733">NLM-79C4DF</a> <a href="https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/645925">NLM-3772CD</a> <a href="https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/627847">LIN-53780A</a> <a href="https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/621136">LIN-5AA03C</a> <a href="https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/585140">NLM-0B0344</a> <a href="https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/501332">LVPL-25B911</a> <a href="https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/977690">LANCUM-A05D58</a>
Depicted place (County of findspot) Cumbria
Date between 700 and 1000
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FindIdentifier: 977890
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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/1079039
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1079039/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/977890
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