Bart - have you got a reference to that?
The stoves on the Tudor ship the 'Mary Rose' had lead edging. The
Roman dyeing apparatus of Pompeii and Herculaneum were lined with lead
sheets.
Heather
Quoting Bart Torbert <[log in to unmask]>:
> I feel I have heard of lead sheets being used as safety liners for
> on board cook stoves.
>
> Bart
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Arch-Metals Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Peter
> Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 4:37 PM
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> Subject: Lead-sheet of Roman ship ?
>
> Dear all,
>
> At a recent (legal and authorised !!) survey of a Roman ship in the
> Mediterranian dating between 100- 200 BC, two very brittle heavilly corroded
> (and covered with concretions) lead (?) sheets of about 3mm thickness (and
> 50x80cm) were found and salvaged. What techniques could be used to learn
> more about their purpose, provenance, dating.... If it is indeed Roman lead,
> where can I find more information on Roman lead sheets ?
> I am looking foreward to your responses.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Peter Seinen
> Foundation Mergor in Mosam
>
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