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Description: | An incomplete set of copper-alloy tweezers of possible Anglo-Saxon date. One arm survives intact, the remainder now missing due to old breaks. It is flat, triangular in form and flaring to a slightly expanded end that turns inwards at an angle of nearly 90 degrees. At the top the arm narrows before terminating in old breaks, at the centre of the break is an incomplete circular aperture that is perhaps indicative of re-use or repair of the original object. The front face has decoration comprising double transverse grooves at the centre of the arm, with further double grooves below the aperture and mid-way between the aperture and central bands. The entire object has a dark green patina and measures 37.77mm in length, 13.73mm in width, 1.10mm in thickness and 2.83g in weight. Tweezers such as this were in use from the Roman through Medieval periods. The form and decoration of the current example are indicative of an earlier rather than later date, possibly of Anglo-Saxon date although a slightly earlier Roman date cannot be ruled out entirely.
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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