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posted on 2021-10-27, 17:51 authored by Helena HamerowHelena Hamerow
Pair of bronze tweezers, l. 12.6cm. Very long stout tweezers with strong spring and narrow operative ends. Loop decorated with longitudinal grooves on top, and horizontal groups of grooves below. Decorated on the side by transverse groups of lines and by diagonal crosses, and on the other by facetted work closely resembling the ornament on late R.B. bracelets.Probably Roman?

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Unknown

Object ID

M9635

Catalogue Number

M 9635

Material

copper alloy (Sonia Hawkes Material Notes; bronze) (Antiquarian Material; N/A)

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tweezers (Sonia Hawkes Keyword; tweezers) (Antiquarian Keyword; N/A)

Status

extant

Location

National Museums Liverpool

Collection

Mayer Collection

Category ID

misc

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