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Description: | Post-medieval sheet copper alloy tong-like object of uncertain function, almost complete but distorted. A strip folded as in a pair of tweezers into two arms with a loop at the foold. Both arms, which retain their flexibility, are decorated with a series of cut-outs and notches along both edges. Both end in seven teeth (two missing) above which the inner face of both are decorated over a rectangular area with an engraved diamond lattice and punched dots. The outer face of the loop is engraved with three rows of oblique lines. Length c.73mm. Width 15mm. Thickness 0.4mm. Perhaps 17th century.
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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