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Description: | A fragment of a possible pair of copper alloy tweezers or a strap end. It is sub-rectangular in plan and is an elongated '' shape in profile. The upper narrow edge is a fold thereby forming two plates which diverge. The lower edges of the two plates are broken and abraded. The breaks are not recent. Just below the folded edge there is an off-centre perforation which is 4mm diameter. The object has a well developed incomplete turquoise coloured patina. It measures 20.8mm long, 9.08mm wide and weighs 1.7g.The object is possibly a pair of tweezers, and a similar pair has been recorded on the PAS database, from Lincolnshire (NLM-8B20C4) which have a perforated hole rather than the more standard wide fold. However these tweezers appear to be made of two composite plates rather than a single sheet. The condition of the metalwork and patina suggest a possible Roman date.
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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