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Description: | Uncertain object, possibly a terminal from a modern, 18th-19th century pastry jigger. The remains of the object consist of the top-end with some sort of punching or decorating tool, which is solid cast, followed by a hollow conical 'handle' or body. The tool at the top-end has six pointed sub-triangular shaped knops, which are generally sharper than the usual crimped tool. The hollow conical 'handle' or body is also unusual, in that many jiggers from this period had slender solid cast handles or would have fit into another component rather than accommodating the component; a small circular rivet hole is visible on one side of the base of the conical element, suggesting that this would have fixed the copper alloy segment into another object or component. An irregular hole is visible on the other side of the conical element, which is due to old damage. These objects are often confused with Roman tile combs and although the identification of this object is uncertain, it is unlikely that this example is a tile comb. The object measures 47.5 mm long, 20 mm wide, with a 24.4 mm diameter base; it weighs 14.3 grams.
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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