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Key Information
- Object Name:
- ingot
- Location on Display:
- Hull and East Riding Museum - Hasholme Boat Gallery
- Accession No:
- KINCM:1942.1002.4
- Brief Description:
- Lead Pig, inscribed: SOC.LVT.BRIT.EX.ARG. Found at Haven Avenue, Brough, East Yorkshire in 1939. Roman.
Physical Information
- Material:
- lead
- Description:
- Sandy-grey coloued lead pig. Damage to one bottom corner (underneath 'ARG' in the text). LIne of text on the top surface is raised.
Texts in black in on side reads 'Roman pig of lead, Brough. 1940. 195lbs, 4oz' and '195lbs 4oz'.
On bottom row of lead pigs as displayed (04/10/16).
Dimensions:
| Type | Height | Width | Depth | Diameter | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Approximate measurement | 590[mm] | 140[mm] | 127[mm] | 86.2[kg] |
