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"Ball zone weight" made of lead

 

 

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Everyday objects > weight > scale weight
Channel: 
Markus Wehmer
Finder: 
M. Kliewe
Find ID: 
VT-36Q78DSY
Published: 
9.12.2023
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Period: 
Middle Ages (450/500 – 1500) > Early Middle Ages (450/500 – 1050) > Ottonian Period (919 – 1024)
Dating: 
800 - 1100
Description: 
flattened lead ball in the form of a ball weight
Material: 
Lead
Weight: 
58,7 g
Height: 
13,7 mm
Diameter: 
26,0 mm
Detector find: 
Yes
Country: 
Germany
County: 
Northeim
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Rear / Cleaned with water

 

Cleaned with water

 

 

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Jan-Test   10.12.2023
Very interesting! 👍 How do you tell the difference from a flattened / crushed lead bullet?
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Markus Wehmer   10.12.2023
Ball zone weights are flattened on both sides and very symmetrical. The real ball zone weights used by the Vikings and Slavs consist of an iron core and are coated with brass and partially decorated. "Imitations" made of lead are unusual there.
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