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Unique ID: DEV-B212D9
Object type certainty: Certain
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An incomplete post-medieval jews or jews harp, cast in one piece from copper alloy. The object is formed of a C-shaped bow, which retains traces of where the now-missing tongue was once attached in its centre. It is lozenge-shaped in cross section. The legs are 34.4mm in length, and taper to sharp points.They have been bent so that they now lie close together, and curve away from their original central position. The object preserves a dark greenish patina and traces of iron decay show as orange-brown patches, particularly noticeably on the bow.
The object is 57.6mm long, and 24.5mm wide, with a thickness of 4.5mm on the bow and 2.2mm on the legs.
There are numerous other examples of this form of jews harp on the database, including others from Devon. A relatively local comparable example is SOM-E392CB. Egan (1998:284) suggests that jews harps with larger and wider heads are found only in post-medieval contexts.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Quantity: 1
Length: 57.6 mm
Width: 24.5 mm
Thickness: 4.5 mm
Weight: 12.9 g
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st December 2018 - Monday 30th April 2018
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Other reference: SCC Receipt 020000
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
4 Figure: SS5404
Four figure Latitude: 50.81709196
Four figure longitude: -4.07393334
1:25K map: SS5404
1:10K map: SS50SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Egan, G. | 1998 | The Medieval Household: Daily Living c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London) | London | The Stationery Office | 284 |