SHEARS

Unique ID: HAMP223

Object type certainty: Certain

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Complete pair of miniature shears. Triangular blade. The spring is U-shaped, tapering in at the curve. The blades narrow towards the tip.

Notes:

A pair of miniature iron shears (l. 107mm) was found at Icklingham, Suffolk (West 1998, fig. 54 no.3). Shears of this form with U-shaped springs are likely to be Roman as they are of a plain and functional form, lacking the slight elaboration commonly seen at the tops of the blades of Medieval shears. Such small shears produced in copper alloy are likely to have fulfilled a votive role.

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: AD 43
Date to: AD 1066

Dimensions and weight

Length: 40 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: Hampshire
District: Winchester
To be known as: Winchester District

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 20th March 1983

Personal details

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Recorded by: Ms Sally Worrell - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Ms Sally Worrell - [view all attributed records]

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    Created: Friday 15th October 1999
    Updated: Thursday 24th February 2011

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