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TONGS
Unique ID: KENT-41E304
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of the terminal and arm from a small pair of copper-alloy sugar tongs, probably dating c.AD 1600-1900.
Description: It has a thin stem of triangular cross section which ends in a break at one end and at the other expands into a pelta-shaped bowl. The bowl thins towards the outside lip of the bowl. Across the base of one side of this terminal is in incised line; the other side is flat with a circular concave hollow at the centre. The alloy has a high tin content leaving it a dark grey green colour.
Measurements: 33 mm long in total, 13 mm wide at widest point of the bowl and Weight: 1.6g.
Notes:
This object was recorded by images and information kindly provided by the finder and was not seen by the FLO
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: 33 mm
Width: 13 mm
Weight: 1.6 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Maidstone (District)
Parish or ward: Lenham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ9251
Four figure Latitude: 51.22589243
Four figure longitude: 0.74836411
1:25K map: TQ9251
1:10K map: TQ95SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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