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Bronze Tongs, Late Bronze Age III Cypriot tool
Bronze Tongs, Late Bronze Age III Cypriot, c. 1200–1050 BC. British Museum, 1897,0401.1466.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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

Classification

Object type
Tool
Material
MetalCopper and bronze
Period
probablyBronze AgeLate Cypriot (Late Bronze Age)
Date
1200 - 1050 BC
Findspot
Enkomi

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Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Enkomi (foundry hoard)

Identifiers

Accession no.
1897,0401.1466, British Museum · Museum record

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