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Description: | One arm of a pair of sheet copper alloy tweezers, bent in the middle at 90 degrees. The surviving arm consists of a narrow curved end (part of the loop) connecting it to the other arm of the tweezers, which has broken away in antiquity; there is then a narrow, flat section which flares halfway along its length to a broad end which is also bent inwards to grip objects. The end turns in at a 45 degree angle. There is decoration on the outer surface, consisting of a row of fourteen punched ring and dot motifs running down the centre of the upper surface, flanked by two additional ring and dots at the broad end. The artefact has a dark green patina. The bend is post depositional damage; the patina is also damaged at this point. Tweezers are very difficult to date as they can be Roman, Early Medieval or medieval, but examples of this style tend to date from 720 - 850 AD (Geake). SF-B664A5, NMS-38B0E5 and BERK-323431 are similar examples.
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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