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Description: | A complete copper alloy Pipe Tamper of the Post Medieval period, dating from AD 1750 - AD 1850.The tamper is sub rectangular in plan and is circular in section. The top of the tamper is thinner than the base and is a heart shaped concave section which has been decorated with three pellets one on top of the other either side of a central groove on the front. The reverse is undecorated aside from a raised chevron shaped section forming a ridge behind the heart. There is a moulded baluster decoration on the stem, a bulb begins about half way down and tapers out and back in. There is a circular disc terminal at the base, with a diameter of 12.9 mm.The tamper measures 48.3 mm in length and is 16.2 mm wide. It has a thickness of 9.5 mm and weighs 14.9 gThe tamper is a mid green to brown in colour with an uineven patina. Abrasion caused by movement whilst within the plough soil may have resulted in the loss of some of the original surface detail. While there is no direct example of this type of tamper on the database there are examples of the base including NLM-03A3D7 and WMID-26C3A7.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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