Lead weights
Group of four lead weights. The markings on the top of some of
them indicate their measurement.
Roman weights were based on fractions, usually twelfths, of the
Libra, or Roman pond, which weighed 328.9 g. The one with
three lines on it is probably a quadrans, a quarter of a pound.
Object no :
DMWM040a-e
Collection :
Creator :
NA
Place of Production :
NA
Dimensions :
diameter various (max) 50mm
Materials :
lead
Location :
NA
Accession number :
DUMFM:1966.170.1=4
Copyright :
Dumfries & Galloway Council
