TWEEZERS 933072

Description: A complete pair of probable Roman copper alloy tweezers dating from AD 43 to AD 410, although they may potentially be later in date. The tweezers are comprised of a single, narrow sheet of copper alloy, folded in half to create two arms which are pinched in together below the fold to produce a loop. The terminal of either arm is folded inwards. The tweezers are undecorated; the metal has a light green patina. Length: 44.9mm; width: 16.5mm; thickness: 0.9mm; weight: 2.04g Similar examples are illustrated in Crummy (1983: 59), and are recorded on the PAS database as PUBLIC-318A71, SF-F67D4B, YORYM-3D23D1, ESS-52F692 and GLO-C5EF08

Date: 43 - 410

Object type: TWEEZERS

Last import: September 22, 2022