File:Roman toilet article (possibly) (ear scoop, spoon, post-medieval) (FindID 515413).jpg

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Roman toilet article (possibly) (ear scoop, spoon, post-medieval)
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Winchester Museums Service, Robert Webley, 2012-08-07 16:17:55
Title
Roman toilet article (possibly) (ear scoop, spoon, post-medieval)
Description
English: An incomplete copper-alloy possible toilet implement, seemingly broken at one end with the bowl abraded at the other. The bowl expands gradually out of the handle into a piriform shape, with significant abrasions at the tip. This broken scoop or bowl is shallowly concave (W.: 7.75mm). It has been bent at an angle of about eighty degrees to the handle, presumably as a result of old damage. The handle is formed of twisted wire, also bent and probably snipped. Twisted handles are to be found on Roman cosmetic implements, although distinguishing them from medical implements is difficult, as is often acknowledged. Indeed, a post-medieval ear scoop or spoon is not an implausible identification for this presumably incomplete artefact. It has corroded to a red/brown colour with small patches of off-white and green corrosion product. The colour is consistent with gilding; possible traces of gilt survive.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Hampshire
Date between 50 and 1700
Accession number
FindID: 515413
Old ref: HAMP-12F955
Filename: HAMP-12F955toiletarticle.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/391481
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/391481
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/515413
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Object location51° 09′ 25.92″ N, 1° 15′ 27.14″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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