Record ID: WILT-DFF584
Object type: BALANCE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An of post-medieval copper alloy probable balance, similar items have also been recorded as sugar or spice tongs. The surviving section consists of a fragment of the stem and the expanded terminal. The stem is circular in cross section and expands into the terminal. The terminal is broadly consistant with a scallop shell and some decoration is visible on the outer face. The outerfact is convex, the inner face has a circular recess and is therefore concave. A similar artefact has been recorded on the database NMS-09E313
Created on: Monday 24th October 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 13th December 2016
Spatial data recorded.