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Key Information
- Object Name:
- ingot
- Location on Display:
- Hull and East Riding Museum - Hasholme Boat Gallery
- Accession No:
- KINCM:1942.1002.1
- Brief Description:
- Lead Pig, inscribed: C.IVL.PROTI.BRIT.LVT.EX.ARG. Found at Haven Avenue, Brough, East Yorkshire in 1939. Roman.
Physical Information
- Material:
- lead
- Description:
- Sandy-grey coloured lead pig. there is slight damage to one top corner. The inscription on the top surface is a raised text printed into a sunken rectangle. The inscription is very well preserved.
Texts in black ink on sides read: 'Roman pig of lead, Brough. 1940. 190lbs 5oz (6)' and ''1002.42/1'.
In 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] |
