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Description: | Copper alloy possible Tuning Peg. Cast key with a kidney shaped bow decorated by florid vegetal mouldings, and separated from a round section stem by a collar. The stem expands at its end to form a hollow bit, which has fine screw thread within it. This was perhaps intended to adjust the tension of an instrument string. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1850-1900.Length: 42.5mm, Width: 26.2mm, Diameter (at bit): 6.2mm, Weight: 7.37gms.
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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