Late Bronze Age III

Bronze Tongs

Bronze tongs; open loop at top pressed together at collar; collar square, cast separately and attached by soldering; tong blades long and thin with broad shoulders; blades rectangular in section; cast in a one piece mould with blades straight then bent and hammered into shape. Dimensions: Length: 55.50 centimetres; Thickness: 0.60 centimetres blades ; Width: 8.50 centimetres Object Type: tongs Techniques: cast; soldered; hammered; bent