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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy signet seal ring combined with a pipe tamper. The finger ring element has a flat oval bezel. The bezel is engraved with a shallow and worn monogram which cannot be deciphered. The hoop is oval in cross-section and the remains of 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 terminates with an ancient break 5mm above the hoop of the ring. The object has a reddish brown patina and is corroded in places.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. A more complete example from Cheshire is LVPL-A563A1, https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/598473.Dimensions: 27mm in length, 23mm in width, 10mm thick (at bezel), 4.0g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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