The Portable Antiquities Scheme
POST MEDIEVAL TOY
1500
Cast hollow lead artefact, with one closed end through which a pointed piece of iron protrudes. The object has several small protuberances along the casting seams that have been moulded, presumably to resemble features of a full-size object. This artefact must surely be a miniature version of a full size piece, and as such is probably part of a toy. The lead is thin- around 1.1mm thick. The surface is rough, with a dirty light-grey colour. This artefact probably dates to the Post-Medieval period, when such lead miniatures were made.
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