ROMAN MINIATURE OBJECT

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A cast copper alloy tweezers, which are a 'n' shape in profile. The arms are sub-rectangular with a rounded upper edge and the lower terminal is a quarter-circle. The arms are rectangular in section. At the apex of the tweezers, on the exterior surface, there is an integral circular loop which is set perpendicular to the arms. The loop is the same depth of the apex of the arms. The surface of the tweezers is abraded and has a fine light coloured soil adhered to the surface. It measures 24.51mm long, 4.15mm wide, 5.74mm thick and weighs 1.2g.The date is possibly Roman, but could be later, perhaps Medieval.