Weight

Cylindrical lead weight. Probably imported from north-east England or the Carolingian Empire in France, where lead was mined at the time. It is doubtful that lead was mined in Scandinavia during the Viking Age. Settlement find, Svarta Jorden, Birka, Adelsö Parish, Uppland.

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