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Description: | An incomplete and bent pair of copper alloy tweezers probably dating to the early-medieval period (AD 410 - 1100). The tweezers would have been made from a long strip of copper alloy folded in the middle to form two arms, however only one arm, bent at an angle of c.100°, and the loop remain. The arm widens gradually from a width of 2.5mm at the loop to 8.1mm at the flared terminal, which is angled in to create a gripping nib. The metal has a mid-green patina and no decoration is discernible. The object measures 27.8mm in bent length (would have been c.45mm) and is 1.2mm thick. It weighs 1.34g. Although tweezers are common from the Roman to medieval periods, wide, flaring arms are more commonly associated with the Anglo-Saxons.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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