File:Roman toilet implement (FindID 469399).jpg

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Roman toilet implement
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Somerset County Council, Laura Burnett, 2011-11-01 11:56:47
Title
Roman toilet implement
Description
English: Part of a Roman copper alloy toilet article, possibly an ear scoop. The tool end of the piece is missing to an old break and the remaining shaft is broken in the centre. The shaft is circular in section in the centre, becoming flatter and more rectangular in section towards each end. The complete end is rounded with a circular perforation thoguh it. The shaft widens slightly towards the broken end. It measures 65.2 mm in total length. The fragments are 25.4mm long, 4.0mm wide and 1.8mm thick and 40.3mm, 4.4mm wide and 3.2mm thick respectively. The shank is 3.0mm in diameter and the total article weighs 3.62g.

A similar article can be seen on this database as SUSS-3F16F3.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Somerset
Date between 43 and 410
Accession number
FindID: 469399
Old ref: SOM-EBB152
Filename: SOM-EBB152.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/352233
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/352233
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/469399
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