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Miscellaneous lead bits

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Lead cloth and bale seal pages
Decorated Medieval spindle work
Huge lead medallion with Roman head on it
Early lead gaming counter
Probable 15thC lead token
Early lead gaming counter
Lead skeleton statue, best guess is medieval in date
19thC lead Indian figure
Wasted bullet, first one I have seen here
Anchor design trade token 17thC
Cleaning bullet ?
Lead token or 3 hole button ?
Lead token with 1
Lead lion face
Large bell shaped lead weight
Lead harness mount- probably 18thC
Decorated wheat design lead weight ?
Unusual lead weight with hanger
1/4 groat size of a Boy Bishop medieval lead token
19thC Large ornate lead harness decoration
Great artefact - 17thC palm guard for stitching.
Small lead stamp/seal matrix ?
17th/18thC sewing palm guard
17th/18thC sewing palm guard (left handed)
Large caliber lead bullet(w)
Inscribed lead piece- looks early(x)
Huge medallion - Lion coat of arms on one side - Rider on horseback reverse - no idea of date yet(c)
Heraldic Pendant/seal
Large egg shaped lead weight
Medieval decorated spindle wort
Lead weight with Roman urn design
Very early looking lead face - this could be very exciting find (y)
15thC lead long cross token with mould pour still attached
Unusual find - 2 and 3 ring bullets
Lead carriage crest
Lead gaming token - could be an early one
17th/18th C lead palm guard for sewing
18th/19thC Large lead sewing egg

Pre 17thC Lead Apothecarie weight 'P'

N.Biggs
Bird mount - Medieval
Lead toy gun
Early coin weight possibly Roman WR
Alnage seal, 17th/18thC gaming token, Russian bale seal, 17thC navy traders token, Hallmarked cloth seal with Crown
Figure left Napoleon lead soldier, found on a Napoleonic prisoner of war site
Post medieval lead seal ?
17thC lead token with heart design
Lead token c1600
Early lead toy soldier - look like US civil war !
Medieval lead seal matrix - not deciphered legend yet
Lead medieval mount
Lead toy plane
1260 AD Non Heraldic personal seal of freeholders of Charwelton Nothhamptonshire. 4 have been found attached to pasture rights. The design is typical of mid 13thC non heraldic seals like the one published on the 23rd Jan post, a fleur -de- lis, a flower, the lamb of god and each names it's owner on the legend.
WWII lead soldier
Medieval lead seal- face of Christ ?
Victorian Lead lion mount
Huge lead Georgian carriage crest
Medieval lead gaming piece
It appears to be a lead map - could be Medieval
Medieval lead pyramid gaming pice
Medieval lead mount
Medieval lead hanging weight
Medieval lead hanging weight
Neat hanging lead weight - Tudor

Saxon lead trade weight c 10thC

Ref Rogers
Interesting post medieval lead mount
17thC lead gun powder meadure
Stunning medieval lead prism standing weight
18thC lead sewing palm guard
18thC lead sewing palm guard
18thC lead sewing palm guard
18thC lead sewing palm guard
Lead toy soldier
Lead gaming piece ?
Lead musket ball casting sprue
Medieval lead face mount
Medieval lead mount

East Anglian Type - IC stands for Jesus Christ - 54.25g, 49.34mm H x 31.73mm W x 13.94mm T

Pilgrim ampullae - holly water bottle made of lead 12th to 15thC,

These ampoule were brought from pilgrimage places as a souvenir

Mitchiner suggests that many ampullae were used in the annual springtime ’Blessing the Fields’ ceremony, in which the Holy Water they contained was sprinkled on the ground to give prayer for a good harvest. Having served this purpose, Mitchiner suggests that the ampullae were discarded. Others have suggested that the ampullae were buried along with their contents for a similar purpose.

Roman hanging weight
13th C AD Non Heraldic personal seal
Stunning early medieval lead shield trade weight - Lion pracing right - first of that type we have found
Huge deocrated lead hanging weight
Roman lead catapault shot
18thC lead pendant
Medieval lead hanging pendant
Medieval lead plumb bob
16thC lead window mount
Huge medieval hanging lead pendant
18thC Trade weight -initial JF

Medieval pocket Lead sundial with segmented decoration and roman numerals

1200 AD

Ab û al-Hasan writes on the construction of hour lines on cylindrical, conical, and other surfaces and is credited with introducing equal hours, at least for astronomical purposes
Medieval Lead cockeral - pilgrims badge
Lead Georgian carriage mount
Poor mans Saxon strap end made of lead ?
17thC Plummer mark 1/4 pound trade weight - angel stamp
Lead plumbob
Georgian lead tobacco jar lid handle
Superb find medieval lead decorated spindle whorl

Great find, early Napoleonic lead statue mount -found on a French Napoleonic POW site - 74mm H

The hat shows the symbol of a fusiliers

Stunning 13thC personal lead seal matric with complete supsension loop - 32.33mm dia, 24.84g

Legend S'ICILN.RI.ARDIFIL.JRADVLU - Seal of Iciln
Roman style lead trade weight - no markings 51.56mm dia x 12.27mm T

East Anglian type with shell design

Pilgrim ampullae - holly water bottle made of lead 12th to 15thC,

These ampoule were brought from pilgrimage places as a souvenir

Mitchiner suggests that many ampullae were used in the annual springtime ’Blessing the Fields’ ceremony, in which the Holy Water they contained was sprinkled on the ground to give prayer for a good harvest. Having served this purpose, Mitchiner suggests that the ampullae were discarded. Others have suggested that the ampullae were buried along with their contents for a similar purpose.

   
Roman lead domed spindle whorl