File:Anglo-Saxon tweezers - side b (FindID 58433).jpg

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Anglo-Saxon tweezers - side b
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Julian Watters, 2004-01-22 10:57:57
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Anglo-Saxon tweezers - side b
Description
English: Copper-alloy tweezers of Anglo-Saxon date (probably 6th-7th C. AD). Piece has been made (cast?) in one piece and formed into tweezers by bending it in the middle. Measures 4.9mm at the top (where the metal strip is bent double) and gradually widens out towards the open (use) end, to a maximum width of 15.5mm. The metal strip at the use end is curved inwards slightly on both sides in order to improve functionality. Both sides are decorated by a pair of incised grooves, which run along the long sides of the object and, towards the use end, a simple incised dot pattern. The tweezers were probably originally hung on a strap. A simple copper-alloy ring is attached to the top of the object. It measures 13.4mm in diameter and is made of twisted wire. Other dimensions: The thickness of the metal sheet is 0.8mm. Weight = 8.51g. The piece has undergone stabilisation in the conservation lab, although the condition was already very good.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Hertfordshire
Date between 500 and 700
Accession number
FindID: 58433
Old ref: BH-FA4427
Filename: Saxon tweezers 2.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/16790
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/16790/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/58433
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