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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;LaCointessa, post: 3398467, member: 87186&quot;]Did The Cointessa get nailed? That doesn&#039;t sound good at all! Poor thing. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I thought I could recognize some written characters - but backwards (which would read right to left if this were pressed into some sealing wax, for instance). It might have been used to seal written communications or it might have been used as a signature evidencing the authenticity of someone or some office? Can you get some sealing wax and test it? Do you think that would harm it? </p><p><br /></p><p>It might be made of lead.&nbsp; This is interesting... it is called a &quot;hunchback&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]902626[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And I found this on ebay - a shell that is a weight - made of lead - about 10 grams more than your item. I thought you might like to see it and consider it. <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/Ancient-Lead-Clamshell-Weight/202368374148?hash=item2f1e185584:g:fTIAAOSw86JaVBgF" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/Ancient-Lead-Clamshell-Weight/202368374148?hash=item2f1e185584:g:fTIAAOSw86JaVBgF" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/Ancient-Lead-Clamshell-Weight/202368374148?hash=item2f1e185584:g:fTIAAOSw86JaVBgF</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Also: </p><p><a href="https://menorah-bible.jimdo.com/english/ancient-menorahs/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://menorah-bible.jimdo.com/english/ancient-menorahs/" rel="nofollow">https://menorah-bible.jimdo.com/english/ancient-menorahs/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://menorah-bible.jimdo.com/english/ancient-menorahs/4th-century/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://menorah-bible.jimdo.com/english/ancient-menorahs/4th-century/" rel="nofollow">https://menorah-bible.jimdo.com/english/ancient-menorahs/4th-century/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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