Record ID: SF-2F49F4
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A pair of complete Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) copper-alloy tweezers dating to circa AD 43-1066. The tweezers are sub-rectangular in plan. In section, the arm end is bent out shape at a 90 degree angle to the loop. The loop is circular and contains the remains of a complete wire suspension loop. The suspension loop has two coiled ends to keep it in place. The arms of the tweezers flare outwards and the tip of one arm is folded inwards at 90 degrees.  The form and the inclusion of a slip knot suspension loop suggests an Early Medieval date. …
Created on: Thursday 14th March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 14th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Polstead', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-CB6C9B
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Early-Medieval copper-alloy arm from tweezers dating to circa AD 500-700.  Formed of sheet metal, it is is sub-rectangular plan flaring outwards from an old break and terminating in a folded edge. The front face of is decorated with 3 stamped dots on the upper edge.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd May 2023
Last updated: Friday 9th June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Woodbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-B8FAFA
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Early-Medieval copper-alloy tweezers dating to circa AD 500-700.  The extant piece consists of one of the arms. Formed of sheet metal, it is is sub-rectangular plan flaring outwards and terminating in a folded edge. The front face of is decorated with 9 stamped ring and dot decorations. Four of the dots and arranged in a linear fashion running from the narrow edge. From here the remainder are aligned on the horizontal axis It may be compared in terms of module and decoration with an example excavated at Eynsham Abbey, Oxfordshire (Hardy et al. 2003, 261, no. 34…
Created on: Monday 22nd May 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 6th June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Woodbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-A09E3A
Object type: TOILET ARTICLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Roman copper-alloy toilet article ear scoop dating to AD 43-410. It likely functioned as an ear scoop. The piece is now bent and distorted. It is rectangular in plan and circular in section. At the top is a circular suspension loop with circular perforation in the centre. Emerging from the bottom and thicker is the stem which gradually tapers into a flat sub circular bowl. The scoop is undecorated. Leahy and Lewis note that whilst used to scoop out excess ear wax, they may also have been used to extract perfume from bottles (2018: 106). They would have formed a complet…
Created on: Thursday 9th September 2021
Last updated: Monday 31st October 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fressingfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-7EA3EC
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A pair of complete Roman or Early Medieval copper-alloy tweezers dating to circa AD 43-1066. The tweezers are sub-rectangular in plan. In section, the the loop end is bent out shape at a 90 degree angle to the arms. The loop is circular and contains the in situ remains of a partially complete wire suspension loop. The suspension loop has two coiled ends to keep it in place. The arms of the tweezers flare outwards and the tips are folded inwards at 90 degrees. The front face of each arm contains limited decoration in the from of three transverse mouldings at the bottom of the loop and …
Created on: Tuesday 27th April 2021
Last updated: Friday 25th June 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Woodbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-8886DB
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One arm of an incomplete pair of cast copper alloy tweezers of probable Roman or possible early medieval date. Of sub-rectangular shape and flat rectangular section, the arm commences approximately halfway into the now broken suspension loop and flares in width towards the bottom which is also truncated in old damage. The loop is decorated on its outside face with a central ridge which ends at the base of the loop. Both the inside and outside faces of the arm are decorated with two longitudinal grooves inset from the outer edges. The arm has been bent outwards in old damage. …
Created on: Sunday 27th December 2020
Last updated: Thursday 21st January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fressingfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-52D8CE
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete pair of copper alloy tweezers. It is made from an elongated piece of sheet metal, folded in two leaving a slight loop at the fold, each end flaring slightly towards the blade. Without further diagnostic details only a broad Roman to medieval date range can be suggested. Length: 28.61mm, width: 4.75mm, thickness: 6.57mm, weight: 1.17g
Created on: Thursday 13th February 2020
Last updated: Monday 11th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fressingfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-C63831
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A pair of copper alloy tweezers probably dating to the post-medieval period, c. 1500 - 1800. The tweezers are made of a sheet of copper alloy which has been folded over to create a loop which is crimped to obtain a sprung effect to make the tweezers operate. The arms of the tweezers are parallel along their entire length and the tips of the tweezers are rounded inward for optimum operation. There are a series of circular shapes with inner serrations along the length of both arms, seven on one arm and eight on the other. The designs contain a central pellet surrounded by six sligh…
Created on: Saturday 25th January 2020
Last updated: Friday 14th February 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-AF3EBB
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy fragment of a probably Roman to Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) pair of tweezers, dating to AD 43-800. It consists of the triangular end of one arm; the wider end has a slighlty inward curved edge while the opposite corner keeps on tapering and breaks after 7.76 mm. Even though the portion of the arm surviving is extremely worn it seems that the original thickness and width at the break might not have been far from the actual ones; that could be a hint for a different identification of the fragment. The wider end of the back face could have been soldered to an unclear…
Created on: Friday 24th January 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pakenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-5A0AA6
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy probably Roman pair of tweezers, dating to AD 43-402. It is one arm of the tweezers, which is heavily bent outwards in a V shape. It consists of a sub-rectangular bar, which flares towards one end. The wider end has the edge slightly bent inwards, while the narrower one bends in an incomplete loop. The outer face of the loop has a series of broad longitudinal grooves, which are followed by a transverse groove and a panel with bevelled edges; below the panel there are two pair of short spaced transverse grooves definig a plain small panel (3.22 mm long). The …
Created on: Monday 20th January 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pakenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-46589A
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of cast copper alloy tweezers of probable Roman date. It is rectangular in shape and section with the outer face decorated with two groups of three transverse grooves with a 3mm gap between the groups. The back is plain. The basic form of tweezers continued from the Roman to the medieval period, but the location of the findspot suggests a probable Roman date, though early medieval cannot be ruled out. Length: 32.7mm, width: 6.2mm, thickness: 1.9mm, weight: 2.0g Similar examples of decorative style can be found on records SF-3BC5E8 & SF-516E23
Created on: Sunday 19th January 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 14th July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fressingfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-BE0E19
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) pair of tweezers, dating to AD 450-600. Only one arm of the implement survives; it consists of a sub-rectangular strip of metal, which slightly flares towards one end. The narrower end breaks at the fold, and has its outer face decorated with a series of transverse ribs running from the base of the fold down to the arm for 8.08 mm; the edge of the flared end bends slightly inwards. The surfaces are heavily pitted and abraded but the front face might have had two grooves running on the long edges. The arm slightly bends at 28.00 m…
Created on: Wednesday 13th November 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wantisden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-0F3A02
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a pair of copper alloy tweezers probably of Roman or early medieval date. Only one arm survives. This is an elongated rectangular shape, rectangular in cross-section, flaring very slightly towards one end, with breaks at either end. Its outer face is decorated with groups of transverse grooves arranged at regular intervals, the group at the upper end possibly with a pair of grooves arranged in a saltire cross in its centre (but this is obscured by corrosion). Tweezers are difficult to date as this basic form continued from the Roman to medieval period, but the locatio…
Created on: Tuesday 17th September 2019
Last updated: Thursday 23rd July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Woodbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-0DE125
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a pair of copper alloy tweezers probably of Roman or early medieval (Anglo-Saxon) date. Only one arm and part of the inner loop survive. The arm is an elongated rectangular shape, rectangular in cross-section, flaring very slightly towards one end. At its inner end it curves around to form part of the inner loop. The outer face of the arm is decorated with regularly spaced groups of three transverse grooves, while the outer face of the loop is decorated with longitudinal grooves. The breaks at either end remain unworn and there is corrosion in places. Tweezers are dif…
Created on: Tuesday 17th September 2019
Last updated: Thursday 23rd July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Woodbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-0B501F
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete pair of copper alloy tweezers of Roman or later date. Only the lower part of one arm survives. This is a flattened trapezoidal shape, expanding slightly towards the outer end, with a well worn break at the inner end. The edge of the blade is bevelled on both sides. Similar examples have been excavated in Colchester (1988, 59, fig.63, no.1881&2), from a post-Roman pit and a 3rd to 4th century context respectively, reflecting the fact that this simple form continued in use beyond the Roman period. Biddle (1990, 691, fig.190) illustrates a number of similar medieval exam…
Created on: Tuesday 17th September 2019
Last updated: Thursday 23rd July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Woodbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-3E2EA5
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) pair of tweezers, dating to AD 450-600. It is a sub-rectangular strip of metal, which slightly flares towards the ends. The strip has been folded in half to form the two arms of the tweezers; the outer face of the loop derived from the folding is decorated with three longitudinal grooves alternated with two parallel ribs. The ends of the arms are slightly curved inwards. The outer faces of the arms have an identical engraved decoration consisting of two transverse ribs below the loop, followed by a rectangular band with a notch on each of th…
Created on: Wednesday 14th August 2019
Last updated: Friday 20th September 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lakenheath', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-9FB329
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) pair of tweezers, dating to AD 500-800. It consists of a sub-rectangular cross-sectioned strip of metal which flares at both ends. It is now misshaped by having been twisted and bent several times. The front face is decorated with a line of ring-and-dot motifs running along the arms of the tweezers and few more on the flared part. These kind of tweezers have been used since the Roman to the Medieval period; the decoration made of ring-and-dot motifs though, suggests an Early Medieval date. Cf West (1998, p. 228, fig. 110, no. 6). The fie…
Created on: Wednesday 19th June 2019
Last updated: Monday 4th November 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Playford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-148AC5
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete pair of copper alloy tweezers of probable Roman or later date. Both arms are straight, narrow and rectangular in cross section, folded round to form a circular loop in the middle. The sides of the inner end of each arm are slightly bevelled. The tip of each arm is bent inwards to meet one another. When viewed in profile there is a slight bend at the same point on each arm and this corresponds with a patch of wear/corrosion on the outer face of one arm, suggesting that there may have been a slide present originally. This relatively simple form continued from the Roman …
Created on: Tuesday 7th May 2019
Last updated: Friday 24th May 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Higham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-54E4F8
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Roman to Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) pair of tweezers, dating to AD 42-900. It consists of a sub-rectangular strip of metal, which has been bent widthwise into shape with a closed loop. The two arms flare towards the ends; The front face of both arms are decorated with an incised line along the long edges and a series of engraved ring-and-dot motifs; it consists of a longitudinal central line of irrregularly spaced motifs and four of them are arranged on the wider end of the arms. The edge of the flared end of the arms are bent inwards almost at right angle. The surfac…
Created on: Thursday 14th February 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 27th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Boxted', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-3AC30D
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy probably Medieval pair of tweezers, dating to AD 1250-1450. It consists of a narrow sheet of metal bent on itself, creating two arms which flare towards the broken ends. There are three sliding copper-alloy collars around the arms, which enabled the locking of the arms. One of the arm is broken right after the third collar. The tweezers are folded on itself; the surfaces are abraded and do not bear any decoration. Cf Biddle (1990, p. 691, fig. 190, no. 2189O). It is not clear if the ends of the arms once had a rectangular end like some page holders; for …
Created on: Wednesday 27th June 2018
Last updated: Thursday 23rd July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eyke', grid reference and parish protected.