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Medieval tweezers
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West Yorkshire Archaeology Service, Amy Downes, 2008-09-18 16:25:31
Title
Medieval tweezers
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English: A complete pair of copper-alloy tweezers probably dating from the medieval period. They are the type with rectangular terminals and are believed to have been used as a page holder. The rectangular terminals are decorated with a sequenced of dotted patterns; an outer and inner border, and a voided diagonal cross on each terminal. The arms taper and join with a loop. There is a slide in place connecting the arms, made from a bent strip of copper alloy. The tweezers are patinated with a light green, brown colour. They measure 44.11mm x 19.94mm x 5mm, weighing 4.32g.

A similar page holder was found in a 13th-century context at Winchester (Biddle 1990, 756, no. 2326A).
Date between 1200 and 1500
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1200-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 232264
Old ref: SWYOR-272F62
Filename: PAS 869 tweezers.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/187901
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/187901/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/232264
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