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Description: | A copper-alloy signet seal ring combined with a pipe tamper. The finger ring element has a flat oval bezel with a harp as the device decorating it. The hoop is semi-circular in section and the apex ofthe reverse of the hoop has the piper tamper protruding. The pipe tamper is integral to the hoop. The tamper is has a moulded collar at the junction with the hoop, is circular in section and expands slightly in width to an off-set wider terminal which is the pipe tamper element. This section is 6.3mm diameter. The object measures 42.44mm long from the bezel to the pipe tamper terminal. 22.37mm wide and weighs 7.3g. The object has a well developed dark green patina.The two artefacts; finger ring and pipe tamper, were often combined in the 17th century, as gentlemen would apparently often loose their pipe tamper having had too much to drink. With such an artefact the user could wear his ring and conceal the tamper until needed (SUSS-373EA5).
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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