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Description: | A Post-Medieval copper alloy pipe tamper. The object consists of a flat oval bezel with a diameter of 14x17mmm. This forms one side of a circular ring, which has an internal diameter of 20mm. Opposite the bezel is a tamper 22mm long. It has a cirular cross section with a maximum diameter of 7mm.
The bezel has 'HW' or 'MH' surrounded by an oval following the edge of the face. These marks are composed of numerous small circular punch marks and the letters are different sizes; the 'H' is smaller. The tamper is decorated with a shoulder and two ribs where it joins the ring and two grooves around the opposite end. Unlike the lettering, the latter are smooth, and were probably cast.
Weight; 9.15g
It is similar to BH-CEDE75 from Clothall, Hertfordshire on the PAS database, although in this example the bezel is not an integral part of the ring. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1650
1725 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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