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POST MEDIEVAL MUSKET BALL
A lead shot dating to the period AD 1640 to 1750. The object is sub-spherical in shape with a raised sub-circular nodule. On the opposide side to the nodule, a series of scratch marks forms a flat edge. Running between theses two points is a thin raised line, which is only on one side of the sphere. An otherwise smooth surface. The weight of 22.3 g suggests that this object was used with a carbine…
Subject
- archaeology - POST MEDIEVAL
Type of item
- MUSKET BALL
Medium
- Lead
- Lead
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Creation date
- 1640
- 1640
Places
- United Kingdom; Northumberland; Northumberland
Identifier
- DUR-0DF03E
Year
- 1640
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2016-04-19T11:21:14.522Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-07-12T16:21:02.262Z