Record ID: WMID-378F33
Object type: POTTERS STAMP
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy object, probably a potter's stamp. The object is 'hourglass' shaped, with flared ends and a waisted middle. It is sub-oval and slightly concvae at one end (perhaps to fit the thumb of the potter), whilst the other end is sub-circular and has an incised cross on it, probably for creating an impression in pottery. What seem to be deliberate crude scratches in the sides of the object may perhaps also have been associated with creating a pattern on the pot. The probable stamp measures 27.37 mm long, 7.16 mm thick in the centre and 10.48 mm in diameter at the incised en…
Created on: Tuesday 21st February 2012
Last updated: Thursday 26th April 2012
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