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Description: | A cast metal object, possibly a tobacco-pipe tamper of probable post-Medieval date (c. 1600-c. 1800). A similar moulded design on each face of the handle depicts the west front of a cathedral with a pointed spire and flying buttresses at each side. Below the cathedral, on each face, there is a fleur-de-lis motif flanked by a scroll. The tamper, for compressing the tobacco, is sub-circular in cross-section and has a maximum diameter of 7.2mm. When used, the base of the tamper could only penetrate about 11.0mm into the bowl as the depth would have been restricted by the scrolls. Consequently, the tamper would probably have been used with a small pipe bowl. The object appears to have a copper-alloy patina. However, the finder filed part of the tamper base to reveal a silvery metal. 49.2 x 23.3 x 7.3mm. Weight: 13.38g. The thickness of the handle is 3.3mm.
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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