Post Medieval-Modern pipe tamper, hand clenching scroll
Photographer
Museum of Antiquities of the University and Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne, Beth McNestrie, 2007-06-19 10:03:18
Title
Post Medieval-Modern pipe tamper, hand clenching scroll
Description
English: Copper alloy pipe tamper dating to the Post Medieval or Modern period.
The tamper is in the shape of an arm and hand with the fist clenched around a scroll. The portrayal of the hand is quite lifelike and includes the detail of fingernails. The wrist and lower arm are plain. A series of moulded collars covers the remainder of the arm.
Depicted place
(County of findspot) Stockton-on-Tees
Date
between 1700 and 1850
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1700-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Accession number
FindID: 183926 Old ref: NCL-798160 Filename: Jordan handle.jpg
Credit line
The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Attribution: The Portable Antiquities Scheme/ The Trustees of the British Museum
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