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TWEEZERS

Unique ID: HAMP1305

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Sheet copper-alloy tweezers. Slightly flaring arms, gently curving ends; one of which is broken. No decoration.

Notes:

This record was created before the Portable Antiquities Scheme began using the Central Database. We are aware that this record may fall below our usual standards of recording, and we are working to rectify this.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Winchester Museums Service
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by a museum - not a Treasure case

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 43
Date to: AD 1540

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 50.5 mm
Width: 6.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 1985

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Other reference numbers

Museum accession number: WINCM:AY 64.15

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
To be known as: HAMPSHIRE KINGS WORTHY

Spatial coordinates


Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Current location: Winchester Museums Service
General landuse: Grassland, Heathland
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: HAMP
Created: 22 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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