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Description: | A cast copper-alloy pipe tamper. It has an even, deep green patina. At one end the tamper is shaped to form a finger ring, though this section has suffered some post-depositional deformation. The stem has a faceted section, and features cast geometric ornament. Such tampers date from the mid-17th to the mid 18th century. Similar examples are illustrated in Bailey (1992, 61; 12, 13), and there is a close parallel from Norton, near Daventry (NARC-0D9996).The object measures 45.1mm long, with a stem of 3.42mm diameter, while the ring is 20.28mm in diameter (though deformed). It weighs 4.2g.
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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