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TWEEZERS

Unique ID: SUR-774E25

Object type certainty: Certain
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A pair of Roman copper alloy tweezers made from a single piece of bent and folded metal sheet. The blades are flared and are undecorated; the tips are missing.

Notes:

As Crummy (1983) p.59, fig.63, no.1877.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 29.9 mm
Width: 4.9 mm
Thickness: 4.6 mm
Weight: 1.38 g

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

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Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
Parish or ward: Crawley (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU4234
Four figure Latitude: 51.1037689
Four figure longitude: -1.40150422
1:25K map: SU4234
1:10K map: SU43SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

References cited

Author Publication Year Title Publication Place Publisher Pages Reference
Crummy, N. 1983 Colchester Archaeological Report 2: The Roman small finds from excavations in Colchester, 1971-9 Colchester Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd

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Recording Institution: SUR
Created: 4 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

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