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Description: | Broken top and part of one arm of a pair of mathematical or surveyor's dividers. At the top is a round knop, 11.9mm by 11.3mm, attached to one arm with a central slot which holds three pieces, the central piece being the top of the other arm. Below the knop is a slight collar and then an octagonal sectioned shaft with a central slot to hold the other arm and probably the hinge. Below this the arms divided and one is broken off. The other curves outwards in two steps then inwards with a D shaped section. It is broken just below the start of the inward curve. The break is old and patinated.The piece is 54.2mm long, 9.2mm wide and 7.8mm thick and weighs 15.7 grams.Similar dividers are illustrated in Bailey (1993) page 69, e.g. No.12
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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