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Description: | Copper alloyCosmetic Set. Pair of tweezers, cast, with moulded decoration at top, and slightly expanded arms crimped at their wider ends. Both arms bear three zones of horizontally incised lines along their upper half, with additional simple chip-carved ornament between the lower two zones of ornament. A straight suspension bar (of Length 17.66mm) bears separate terminals to retain suspended objects; both terminals are formed of a strip of thin sheet metal wrapped round the bar with meeting ends butted together, and decorated with paired incised lines. A further slightly tapered strip of metal (of Lengths 13.6mm and 15.95mm) is suspended between each terminal and the loop of the tweezers. These are slightly crumpled, and appear to be the relict stubs of further implements forming a cosmetic set. Suggested date: Later Roman to Early Medieval, 200-600 - the chip carved decoration leaving the possibility of a later date, though the overall appearance is Roman.Length: 46.34mm, Width (of tweezers): 5.81mm, Thickness (at loop): 1.35mm, Weight: 4.52gms.
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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