File:Post medieval pipe tamper (FindID 983230).jpg

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Post medieval pipe tamper
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Lucy Shipley, 2019-12-02 12:54:56
Title
Post medieval pipe tamper
Description
English: An incomplete post-medieval lead alloy anthropomorphic pipe tamper dating to c. 1680-1750.

Only the upper plaque of the pipe tamper survives. It depicts a nude male and female figure engaging in standing sexual intercourse, posed beneath a tree branch. The female figure's leg is lifted to expose penetration to the viewer. B It is flat on the reverse. Both figures appear to have long hair which is tied back in distinct styles.

It is very similar to WILT-FE9706 and to <a href="https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/550754">NCL-739535</a>, both of which survive in much better condition and show the entirety of the scene, with the tree featured more prominently than the branch which survives in this example. Erotic scenes such as this were popular with 18th century pipe tampers, used to press down tobacco, presumably accompanied by ribald comments.

Measurements: 49.18mm length, 28.64mm width, 7.04mm thickness 48.3g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Devon
Date between 1680 and 1750
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1680-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindIdentifier: 983230
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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/1083658
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1083658/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/983230
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Object location50° 46′ 00.84″ N, 3° 28′ 05.48″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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