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Description: | A cast copper alloy signet seal ring combined with a pipe tamper. The finger ring element has a flat oval bezel with either a crescent moon above a horizontal line or possibly the initials IC as the device decorating it. The hoop is oval in section and the pipe tamper projects from the apex of the hoop. The pipe tamper is integral to the hoop.The pipe tamper is circular in cross section and has a moulded collar at the junction with the hoop. The tamper flares outwards widening towards the terminal. Below the terminal is another moulded collar. The terminal measures 7.62mm in diameter. The pipe tamper element measures 22.76mm in length.The two artefacts; finger ring and pipe tamper, were often combined in the 17th century, as gentlemen would apparently often loose their pipe tamper having had too much to drink. With such an artefact the user could wear his ring and conceal the tamper until needed (SUSS-373EA5).For a similar example recorded on the database see Bloom, C (2013) SWYOR-D0A4F1 A POST MEDIEVAL PIPE TAMPER Webpage available at: http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/544982.
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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