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Iron Age / Roman iron tongs
Iron Blacksmiths tongs, lacking the greater part of the handles. The jaws are of bowed form with simple parallel gripping faces; they are held togerther by a dome headed rivet.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
81.78H/220
Find Information
Site Name: The Breidden Hillfort, Criggion
Collection Method: Excavation
Date: 1968-1976
Notes: Excavated by the Clwyd-Powys Arch. Trust. Context B5299 - group of stones just below turf level in the interior.
Measurements
Weight
(g): 322.8
Length
(mm): 235
Width
(mm): 15 (handles)
thickness
(mm): 12-13 (handles)
Material
Iron
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