Record ID: LANCUM-2FC6D9
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A set of Roman, cast copper alloy, tweezers, AD.70-400. The tweezers are broken at the halfway point of one length. The piece comprises two equal length arms formed from a single strip of copper alloy, this was bent at the midpoint into a loop. The tweezers are rectangular in section though and expand in width from the apex to form triangular plates with steeply curved ends. The tweezers appear to be undecorated. The whole object has a green patination that is smooth but towards the terminals corrosion has flaked the surface off of the object in places leaving it rough. The length i…
Created on: Monday 22nd May 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd May 2017
Spatial data recorded.