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Description: | A Jews?? Harp made of copper-alloy. The head and the two prongs all have the characteristic lozenge shaped cross-section. The head has a flat top and curved sides. The rabbet from the tongue survives on the head; it is filled with iron corrosion from the missing tounge. Jews harp do not change much in design so are hard to date, this example is most likely to be Late medieval or Post Medieval in date.
It is 52.7mm long, 29.7mm wide, 4.1mm thick and weighs 9.36 grams. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Burnett, Laura - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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