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Description: | A small, corroded cast copper-alloy artefact in the form of the head of a claw hammer. The object consists of a central sub-rectangular block with a flaring, bifurcated claw emerging from one end and an oval sectioned, expanding head from the other. At the head end are two incised lines of decoration. It is assumed that a perishable handle would have fitted in the hole (Dia.: c. 5.9mm).A number of similar objects have been recorded on this database, many as pipe tampers. Their size suggests that a novelty function rather than a metalworking one. An artefact of virtually identical proportions and decoration has been recorded on this database (ref. NMS-D920F3). This, and both artefacts' colour, suggest a post-medieval date. This object is a dark red-brown colour with overlying dark green patina.
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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