Photographer's note: 'probably medieval in date. This pair has a dual function with the rounded end being used as an earscoop. These can be difficult to date, particularly as some are very similar in form to Romano-British tweezers.'
This is part of the Job: 2K/24194 Artefacts, Sherborne Old Castle, Castleton, Dorset; within the Volume: VF000185 English Heritage/Historic England Collections And General Object Photography; within the Series: HEC01/024 English Heritage/Historic England Collections; within the Collection: HEC01 Historic England
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Photographer: Baker, Steven: Historic England
Castle, Archaeology And Excavations