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SCISSORS
Unique ID: LON-A1E3B3
Object type certainty: Certain
Iron scissors dating to the later medieval period. Solid with circular loops set symmetrically to the axis of the handles. The blades of the scissors are heavily eroded although do taper and are flat. The scissors have a central iron rivit remaining.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Ante AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Length: 147 mm
Width: 46 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight: 79.5 g
Quantity: 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Iron [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Spatial data
Region: South East And London
County: Greater London
District: City Of London
Parish: City Of London
Method of discovery: Metal detector
[scope notes]
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2004
Personal details
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Recorded by: Ms Faye Simpson
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Identified by: Ms Faye Simpson - [view all attributed records]
Other reference numbers
Museum accession number: 4567/2
References cited
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Created:
Tuesday 16th November 2004
Updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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