File:A pair of Roman or Early Medieval tweezers (FindID 502931).jpg

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a pair of Roman or Early Medieval tweezers
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West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Jack Coulthard, 2012-05-15 10:07:15
Title
a pair of Roman or Early Medieval tweezers
Description
English: A pair of copper alloy tweezers. They are constructed from a thick strip of copper alloy sheet, folded in the centre to create a rounded suspension loop, and have a pair of blades tapering outwards to slightly flared ends. The ends are curved inwards at a 45 degree angle like pincers. There is no decoration. Tweezers of this design are difficult to date precisely and were in use from Roman to Medieval times. They have a patchy, light green patina.and are 55.7mm long, 6.7mm wide and 5.9mm thick. They weigh 3.6gm.

Similar tweezers are illustrated in Crummy, 1983, The Roman Small Finds From Excavations in Colchester 1971-9, page 59.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Lincolnshire
Date between 43 and 1500
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FindID: 502931
Old ref: SWYOR-21C3E6
Filename: PAS_1818_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/381228
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/381228/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/502931
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