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tweezers
Object Type
tweezers
Museum number
1873,0602.116
Description
Single strip of copper alloy tweezers of strip, two incised transverse lines at narrow end below an indented bar.
Cultures/periods
Early Anglo-Saxon
Production date
6thC
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Peterborough
(near)
Excavated/Findspot:
Woodston
, barrow
Materials
copper alloy
Technique
incised
Dimensions
Length:
5.70 centimetres
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Mrs Ruth Faulkner
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
J F Lucas
Acquisition date
1873
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1873,0602.116