Record ID: BUC-555640
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete pair of cast copper-alloy tweezers dating to the Early-Medieval period (c.AD.410-900). The tweezers are formed of a single piece of metal, which has been bent over to form two arms that are sub-triangular shaped in plan and rectangular in cross-section. At the apex of the object, the arms thicken and tapers in to form a small loop, from the apex the arms expand outwards before curling inwards at a sub-90° angle to form the blades. A single incised line circumvents the edge of tweezers and a motif of punched ring and dots decorates the exterior faces of the arms. Th…
Created on: Thursday 13th August 2020
Last updated: Thursday 13th May 2021
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Record ID: BUC-23A426
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete pair of copper-alloy tweezers possibly Roman in date, AD 43-410, however a medieval date cannot be ruled out. The tweezers are made from a single sheet of copper alloy which has been folded over on itself at a defined loop to form a sprung end. The two ends of the tweezers fold inwards slightly. The tweezers are rectangular in cross section. There is no decoration. The tweezers have a red brown patina. The tweezers are 33.8mm in length, 5.6mm in width, 1.2mm in thickness and weigh 1.54g. The tweezers can be compared with some illustrated in Eckardt and Crummy 2008, pages…
Created on: Friday 6th September 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 11th September 2019
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Record ID: BUC-E35806
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete pair of copper alloy Roman tweezers, dating to c. AD 43 - 410. Only half of the object remains, and consists of one blade. The blade is slightly flared, and triangular shaped, widening towards the terminal end. The terminal edge is bent inwards, at the opposite narrower end the spring loop is missing and there is a worn break. The blade is probably decorated and there are the remains of incised lines running down. The tweezers have a dark green patina, and measure 32.7mm in length, 4.6mm in maximum width, 0.8mm in thickness and weigh 0.80g. Similar tweezers can be see…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd September 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 11th September 2019
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Record ID: BUC-E34621
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete pair of copper alloy Roman tweezers, dating to c. AD 43 - 410. Only half of the object remains, and consists of one blade. The blade is flared, and triangular shaped, widening towards the terminal end. The terminal edge is bent inwards, at the opposite narrower end most of the spring loop remains. The blade is decorated with two incised lines running along the edge. The tweezers have a dark green patina, and measure 61.9mm in length, 6.3mm in maximum width, 0.7mm in thickness and weigh 1.57g. Similar tweezers can be seen in Eckardt and Crummy 2008, page 150, figure 92.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd September 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 11th September 2019
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Record ID: BUC-436DC8
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete pair of copper-alloy tweezers possibly Roman in date, however a medieval date cannot be ruled out. The tweezers are made from a single sheet of copper alloy which has been folded over on itself at a defined loop to form a sprung end. The two ends of the tweezers fold inwards slightly. The tweezers are rectangular in cross section. There is no decoration. The tweezers have a red brown patina. The tweezers are 36.6mm in length, 11.9mm in width, 1.0mm in thickness and weigh 2.56g. The tweezers can be compared with some illustrated in Eckardt and Crummy 2008, pages 149-151
Created on: Friday 2nd August 2019
Last updated: Friday 2nd August 2019
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Record ID: BUC-B9E789
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete pair of copper-alloy tweezers possibly Roman in date, however a medieval date cannot be ruled out. The tweezers are made from a single sheet of copper alloy which has been folded over on itself at a defined loop to form a sprung end. The tweezers bow slightly, and are rectangular in cross section. The two outside edges are decorated with an incised line running along the edge of the tweezers . The tweezers have a light green patina. The tweezers are 50.2mm in length, 4.5mm in width and weigh 2.53g. The tweezers can be compared with some illustrated in Crummy 1983 page 59…
Created on: Friday 15th September 2017
Last updated: Monday 25th September 2017
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Record ID: DUR-E5C448
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete pair of copper alloy tweezers of Early-Medieval date (AD 410-800). The object is composed of a single folded strip of copper alloy with outward tapering triangular terminals with a slight inward curve. The object is decorated with a repeating punched pellet/ incised linear boarder which respects the limits of the object. Both faces have two sets of two, incised, transverse lines situated at the top and middle of each face. The final aspect of the decoration is five repeating ring and dot pattern on the lower half of each face, three along the centre and two along the lower…
Created on: Wednesday 14th October 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 14th October 2015
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Record ID: CAM-649201
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Published
Copper-alloy slide tweezers of medieval date, formed from a single strip of copper-alloy that has a rectangular cross-section. The strip has been bent in half to form a suspension loop at the closed end. The sub-circular gap created by the loop has a diameter of 3.15mm. The sheet has a thickness of 1.25mm at the apex of the loop and is 3.86mm wide at this closed end. The arms have a width of 3.75mm just below the loop and continue to the terminal ends with straight sides. The arms widen slightly to a maximum width of 4.49mm at the tips. No obvious nips are present however the tips of …
Created on: Thursday 23rd February 2012
Last updated: Thursday 21st November 2013
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Record ID: BUC-741F21
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One blade of a set of single-strip copper-alloy tweezers, dating to the Roman period. The tweezers have broken at the crimped apex of the folded strip and the remaining arm has been subsequently bent in situ. The tweezer blade is narrow near the original bend and splays downwards towards the squared-off pincer end, which is fairly corroded. The only decoration consists of a marginal groove following the long edges of the tweezer blade on the exterior surface. A close parallel can be found in Crummy 1983, Fig. 63, No. 1883, p59. [PAS database parallels: BH-FD84E5; CAM-2A2514]
Created on: Thursday 15th April 2010
Last updated: Friday 18th June 2010
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Record ID: NARC-FAC137
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Published
A set of copper-alloy tweezers. The tweezers have been fashioned from a thin strip of copper-alloy that has been folded over. They measure 46 mm in length and are 6 mm wide at the ends, tapering to 5 mm wide at the point where they are folded. The ends of the tweezers curve in to form pincers. The tweezers have very thin incisions running vertically up them, forming a border effect. The tweezers have been slightly bent, presumably during the post-depositional process. It is hard to say with any certainty what period these tweezers might date to.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd February 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC-F99A76
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A set of copper-alloy tweezers. The tweezers have been fashioned from a thin strip of copper-alloy that has been folded over. They measure 62 mm in length and are 4 mm wide. The ends of the tweezers curve in to form pincers. The tweezers have very thin incisions running vertically up them, forming a border effect. The tweezers have been slightly bent, presumably during the post-depositional process. It is hard to say with any certainty what period these tweezers might date to.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd February 2004
Last updated: Wednesday 28th August 2013
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