The Viking World: A History in ObjectsMain MenuGallery viewA galleryTag Cloudtag cloud pageThemesA path of thematic categoriesAuthor IndexExplore the collection by authorWorks CitedReferencesAdam Bigelow3afa9c7ecebf516bba6609664b1b12f79c54bf77Caitlin Donahue61b7e986e7c71d400e5c803912ed83c0cf65252fCaroline Harvey1783f21a5882b5b4d3d0b6c174d058052a5ff7eaEdward Hershewee701ef220480b51ca728fc9c719bc094cf813655Martin Hoffmana1fd203afd9a84ee8db567e188cf6ed1d269386eTyler Hruby23493f763b312110686cfafc62578fd0ab5f3833Brittany N. Johnsonc1c1763339f8fa953e3c907c6bb8a3bad0c28b2cCarlos Lua Pineda0a28cc23b0aa00b4f24a9e205aeb57fbdb07ff01Moira McConnell710633400590ea38533ea3412c01fc5056288180Clara McCurdy9aec76477d0b55f9c685c47330d6786ec98182e1Elise McIlhaneyef48481634ff342c8b43c9d56f678b2d3562fb69Cameron Meikle669a5682bfbfd603130a26e25628f24eb07e6295Alexander Christopher Newkirk019c2f5b38c043507251d1789e2fdf47e61c3b7fBenja Reilly816c23aa0d444213fb2d1ef33555a15617e08228Oliver Statenc625ae8c3926f5e1a4268bc91d6a6f4cdb1e7fb6Liam Sullivanaa3a1dccb90c7fe4646b61c4af594abbb0c5574aRead Wilder31bf4715220144a665996f2e6cae80a1a8611eadAliza Yazdanicd49f227d88c72331226ddf574bf56c37308cd10Austin Masonf6137011c68eb792c6e14634815583b15e707dea
Early Medieval Weight
12017-05-14T13:01:02-07:00Caroline Harvey1783f21a5882b5b4d3d0b6c174d058052a5ff7ea164564Plano-convex Lead Weightplain2017-05-14T13:44:30-07:00Caroline Harvey1783f21a5882b5b4d3d0b6c174d058052a5ff7ea
12017-05-24T10:09:20-07:00Austin Masonf6137011c68eb792c6e14634815583b15e707deaMap ViewAustin Mason2An interactive map of all the objects in the collectiongoogle_maps2017-05-24T11:39:30-07:00Austin Masonf6137011c68eb792c6e14634815583b15e707dea
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12017-05-22T01:15:40-07:00Early Medieval Weight9Plano-convex Lead Weightplain2017-09-19T19:52:42-07:00This lead weight is simple in design. It is ovular and plano-convex with no designs. Evidence of layering suggests it was made in multiple stages in an open mold.[1] The weight weighs 12.98gms, is 21.5mm in length has a width and thickness of 17.6mm and 6.1mm. Although this item has yet to be verified, it is speculated to have been in circulation between 850- 1000.
This weight could have been used in the weight system employed by Scandinavian and Dublin populations. This system corresponded an ounce with 24gms. As this singular weight weights 12.98gms, it is possible that this is just part of a pair of weights or was used to represent objects that were half an ounce. Precious metals such as silver and gold were used as currency and the value was determined by the specific weight of the metal.[2] This allowed for coins and other precious metal objects to be used as part of a somewhat unified system. Scandinavians were thus able to use and trade objects obtained from many different empires with in their own communities and internationally.
Weights like this were used with scales which merchant would carry with them to trading towns. Some of the most famous of these emporia were Hedeby in now Denmark, Birka in Sweden and Dorestad in the Netherlands.
