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Description: | An incomplete cast lead alloy pipe tamper in the form of a hand and lower arm, post medieval to modern in date (c AD1600-1900). The hand is angled slightly, with the fingers of the hand curled over grasping a stick or scroll. Each end of the scroll terminates with a break. The arm of the tamper is made up of three joining spheres, surrounded by an irregular clipped edge. The object does not have a flat end typical for its function and appears to be unfinished. The presence of uneven unclipped edges also suggests the object was not completed. It has a light white patina.Similar examples are illustrated on page 63 of Detector Finds by Bailey (1992). Similar examples which can be found on the database are SWYOR-654428 and LVPL-0941F8. A Late Post Medieval to Modern date is suggested.
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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