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Pair of copper-alloy tweezers

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posted on 2021-10-27, 19:20 authored by Helena HamerowHelena Hamerow
Pair of bronze tweezers, with ring, length 8.4cm. Ring diam. 1.65 cm. is diagonally split. Tweezers now broken at spring-loop have arms decorated with single lines of well spaced large drilled dots. Bent out to form nipper end. Spring evidently not very strong. Damaged at edges

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Grave ID

Sibertswold Downs Grave 45

Object ID

M6462

Catalogue Number

M 6462

Material

copper alloy (Sonia Hawkes Material Notes; bronze) (Antiquarian Material; brass)

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tweezers (Sonia Hawkes Keyword; tweezers) (Antiquarian Keyword; nippers, volsellae)

Status

extant

Location

National Museums Liverpool

Collection

Mayer Collection

Original Collection

Faussett

Category ID

misc

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    Keywords

    tweezersSibertswold Downs Grave 45Archaeology

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