08-31-2003, 05:38 PM
Greetings Dave,<br>
From my own experience, lead oxydizes giving a whitish (but sometimes brown if lead oxyde interacts with iron oxyde) powder-like patina. The first time I came along an ancient lead object I thought that it was clay or the like too !<br>
In my opinion, if your plumbatae weights are heavy they must be leaden.<br>
One question, are weights on your plumbatae broader or narrower thant he barbbs in the points are?<br>
<br>
Aitor <p></p><i></i>
From my own experience, lead oxydizes giving a whitish (but sometimes brown if lead oxyde interacts with iron oxyde) powder-like patina. The first time I came along an ancient lead object I thought that it was clay or the like too !<br>
In my opinion, if your plumbatae weights are heavy they must be leaden.<br>
One question, are weights on your plumbatae broader or narrower thant he barbbs in the points are?<br>
<br>
Aitor <p></p><i></i>
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