HAMP-6E6962: Post Medieval Possible Knife Handle

Rights Holder: Winchester Museums Service
CC License:

Image use policy

Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).

PIPE TAMPER

Unique ID: HAMP-6E6962

Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A copper alloy terminal from a combination pipe tamper and corkscrew (c.1600-c.1900). The object measures 29.13mm long and weighs 9.11g. At one end of the object is a ram's head, with horns that have been bent out of shape. At the opposite end, the object terminates with a short cylindrical section which may have a screw thread on the surface. There is iron corrosion at the very end. The middle section is broadly cylindrical, swelling and then narrowing twice between the two ends.

Notes:

Please note this record was made at a rally and therefore may fall below our usual standard.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1900

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 29.13 mm
Weight: 9.11 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 14th April 2013

Rally details.

This object was found at Leisure Promotions - East Stratton 14.4.13

Personal details

This information is restricted for your access level.

Other reference numbers

Other reference: Rally Find 29

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
Parish or ward: Micheldever (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU5441
Four figure Latitude: 51.165705
Four figure longitude: -1.22907949
1:25K map: SU5441
1:10K map: SU54SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

References cited

No references cited so far.

Similar objects

Find number: YORYM-812991
Object type: PIPE TAMPER
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
Pipe Tamper with Corkscrew.
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Find number: WMID-2A432C
Object type: PIPE TAMPER
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
An incomplete copper alloy terminal, probably from a pipe tamper of late post medieval dating (1750-1900 AD). The terminal is in the form …
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Find number: LVPL-CBF9E7
Object type: PIPE TAMPER
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
A cast copper alloy combination pipe tamper and signet ring. The hoop of the ring is D-shaped in cross-section with a raised oval bezel at on…
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Timeline of associated dates

Report a mistake

Audit data

Recording Institution: HAMP
Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

Other formats: this page is available as qrcode json xml geojson pdf rdf representations.