File:Roman toilet spoon (FindID 149309).jpg

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Roman toilet spoon
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Julian Watters, 2006-11-07 12:42:09
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Roman toilet spoon
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English: An incomplete and bent copper-alloy toilet spoon of Roman date. The circular-section shaft is bent, has a longitudinal split at the top and is missing its loop. At the base of the shaft are three moulded decorative ridges, which give way below to the small, slightly angled sub-circular plate. The object measures 38.7mm long, up to 6.5mm wide (at the plate) and weighs 1.58g. Several such artefacts were found in excavations in Colchester (N. Crummy; 1983; pp. 59-60). They are believed to have been used throughout the Roman period. Theories as to their function range from ear-scoops, spoons for the removal of small quantities of cosmetics, or "hoofs" - implements used to push back the cuticle of nails.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Hertfordshire
Date between 43 and 410
Accession number
FindID: 149309
Old ref: BH-072737
Filename: Roman scoop 06 250 - 4.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/119742
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/119742
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/149309
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