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Description: | A gilded copper alloy post-medieval pipe tamper. The pipe tamper consists of a three dimensional winged zoomorphic creature at the top, the depiction consists of a creature head turned backwards with a curved neck to allow for a circular perforation. The wings are decorated with four horizontal grooves and the tail has a lobed projection just above its tip. The legs of the creature are seperated with a circular perforation. The stem is circular in cross section and does not expand at the base of the stem.It is 33mm long, 20.45mm in width across the head. The head is 6.25mm in thickness, the stem, circular in cross section, is 5.19mm in diameter. It weighs 10.19grams.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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