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Description: | A post medieval copper alloy pipe tamper with an integral signet ring dating to the period c. AD 1650 - 1850. The finger ring exhibits an oval bezel measuring 17.71mm in length and 14.37mm in width. It is engraved with the initials FF. The initials are divided by a branch or tree and are surrounded by an oval pellet border. The shoulders narrow from a width of 11.33mm into the band and taper to a width of 3.28mm the bottom of the loop at which point the integrally cast pipe tamper projects from the bottom. The pipe tamper is circular in cross section and is decorated with a moulded double collar 5.37mm in diameter at the point at which the shaft projects from the loop. The shaft expands in diameter from 3.99mm to 4.68mm along its length, terminating in a second moulded double collar 7.14mm in diameter and a flattened terminal.The object measures 44.44mm in length, 20.55mm maximum width, 2.84mm minimum width and weighs 8.36gCf. SF-7096BD, BERK-3D22B1 & IOW-9318E7 for similar examples recorded on the database.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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