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Description: | Post Medieval (16th - 17th century) probable balance arm: The copper alloy arm has a short stem with a transverse collar, before it is broken, the break is not recent. The other terminal is a sub D-shape, which is concave on one face and has radiating grooves on the other face. The surface has an incomplete mid green patina. It measures 21.26mm long, 10.88mm wide, 2.68mm thick and weighs 1.21g.Cf. other Norfolk examples, from Burgh Castle (HER 22344), East Walton (HER 40572), Felthorpe (HER 33502), Rocklands (HER 8966, NMS-09E313) and Swardeston (HER40707, NMS-744E55). On the Pas database other examples include NMS-C60A37, LEIC-A531C3, WAW-091A4A, and NMS-09E313. Such objects have sometimes been identified as sugar tongs. The balance arm dates to the 16th - 17th century. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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