File:Post-Medieval ear scoop (possibly) (FindID 442257).jpg

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Post-Medieval ear scoop (possibly)
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St. Albans District Council, Julian Watters, 2011-05-14 12:05:30
Title
Post-Medieval ear scoop (possibly)
Description
English: An incomplete copper-alloy artefact, the form of which suggests it may be a post-Medieval ear scoop.

The bent shaft is of circular section and of equal diameter throughout. The small circular scoop is set at one end, where the front face of the shaft angles downwards. At the opposite end is the remains of what appears to be a loop, set at a right angle to the scoop. The artefact measures 86.9mm long, upto 6.9mm wide (scoop) and weighs 6.29g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Hertfordshire
Date between 1500 and 1750
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 442257
Old ref: BH-E61D84
Filename: Misc_obj_11_85_9.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/327578
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/327578
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/442257
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