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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy Post-medieval pipe tamper. The design of the tamper is of a hand holding a clay pipe aloft, with two fingers above the stem, two below and the thumb near the tip balancing the pipe. The base of the tamper is scored with crossing diagonal lines, and above the base is a small concentric ring of knops for decoration. There are two further plain bands above this lower one.This tamper is in very good condition and dates from the late Post-medieval period, between the 18th and 19th century. It measures 48.42mm long, 37.98mm wide and the diameter of the tamper is 13.43mm. It weighs 29.3gms.
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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