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Description: | A very unusual set of complete copper-alloy tweezers, cast in one and of unknown date. They measure 81mm in total length and 9.2mm in width, at the widest point.
There is a small loop and the arms are rectangular in shape, they are faceted and begin at 7mm in width and taper to 4.2mm in width just before their unusual terminals. Where the arms join the terminals there are four transverse grooves. The terminals are rounded and then waisted in their centres before flaring out to end in a straight edge. Each terminal is 21.4mm in length and 9.2mm in width at its widest rounded point.
No parallel could be found for these unusual tweezers, they could be cosmetic or even medical implements, although the terminal is so unusual it is likely that their function is different to ordinary cosmetic or medical tweezers. Another possiblitiy is that they held the pages of manuscripts, as other shorter medieval tweezers with much wider rectangular terminals are thought to do. Their date is unknown and they could date to any time between the Roman and medieval period. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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