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Description: | A cast copper-alloy pipe tamper of post-medieval date. The object terminates in a flaring faceted tamper with a rectangular sectioned terminal. The opposite end is a D shaped finger ring which incorporates a circular seal matrix with a six pointed star design. The tamper measures 47.62 mm long, 25.57 mm in diameter at the ring section, 4.46 mm thick at the matrix section and weighs 15.4 grams. The object is likely to date from circa 1600 to 1700 AD.
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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