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TWEEZERS
Unique ID: KENT-FAA857
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
The worn arm from a pair of copper-alloy tweezers of early Early-Medieval date.
Description: The arm element narrows towards one end where it curves slightly towards one end which likely relates to the curving loop at the top of the tweezers attaching it to the other arm. The tweezer arm is decorated with a raised central ridge with pellets along each side. The pellets are not regularly spaced. The breaks are relatively unworn but still patinated so likely occurred during deposition but not recently.
Measurements: 31.24mm long, 6.31mm wide, 2.48mm thick and 1.78g in weight.
Discussion: Dating tweezer fragments can be difficult as many fall into ubiquitous types. This example is not of the common splayed examples typical of the Early-Medieval period. That being said the decoration would suggest an Early-Medieval date and is parallel or similar to that on NMS-165C49 and YORYM-FD4B27. An Early-Medieval date is therefore suggested.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 450
Date to: Circa AD 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 31.24 mm
Width: 6.31 mm
Thickness: 2.48 mm
Weight: 1.78 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Decoration style: Geometric
Completeness: Fragment
Surface Treatment: Incised or engraved or chased
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Maidstone (District)
Parish or ward: Hollingbourne (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ8454
Four figure Latitude: 51.25547241
Four figure longitude: 0.63546432
1:25K map: TQ8454
1:10K map: TQ85SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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