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Description: | A copper-alloy Jew's harp,58.18mm in length and 25.70mm in width at the bow end. The iron tongue, the spring strip or which was twanged to make the noise is missing as it has rusted away, traces of iron can still be seen at the centre of the bow. The arms are lozenge shaped in section. While jew's harps with rounded heads have been found in medieval contexts in London excavations (Egan 1998)
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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