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TWEEZERS
Unique ID: SUSS-3AF1B1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete set of tweezers, dating to the Roman or Early Medieval period (c. 1st-6th c. AD). They are made from a single strip of copper alloy bent to form the two arms with the ends bent inwards and a sub-oval shaped loop at the top. The arms are sub-triangular in plan and expand widely towards the bottom where they curve slightly at the ends to form the jaws. There is no incised surface decoration to further indicate its period of use. One of the tweezer blades has been bent severely backwards, probably after deposition. The tweezers measure 41.34 mm long, 9.18 mm wide, 0.94 mm thick (at blades) and weigh 2.2 grams.
For similar examples dating to the Roman period, cf. Crummy 1981, Fig 63, esp. No. 1885; Cf. also PAS database record: SWYOR-FB2960. For Early Medieval examples dating to c. 5th-7th centuries AD, cf. MacGregor and Bolick 1993, pp220-225.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 599
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 41.34 mm
Width: 9.18 mm
Thickness: 0.94 mm
Weight: 2.2 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st August 2010
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Chichester (District)
To be known as: Near Chichester
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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