File:Copper alloy unidentified object, similar to a Roman nail cleaner (FindID 216789).jpg

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Copper alloy unidentified object, similar to a Roman nail cleaner
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None, Adam Daubney, 2008-05-09 16:15:53
Title
Copper alloy unidentified object, similar to a Roman nail cleaner
Description
English: An incomplete copper alloy spoon handle dating to the post-medieval period.

The object has a globular head with a small peak at the top. There is a narrowed collar below. The head measures 6.27mm in diameter. The main body is leaf shaped and bears an incised decoration on either side. One side is decorated with three large leaves each containing three small tulip or trumpet shaped motifs. Further trumpet shaped motifs on longer curved stems decorate this side down the narrowed end. The other side is decorated in a similar, though not exact manner. The tip is missing.

When viewed from the side the leaf-shaped blade is offset and plano-concave at the top. The blade becomes even though towards the middle onwards.

The surface has a chalky-blue patina to it, suggesting that it may have been silvered.

A number of parallels to this spoon handle are published on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database, though when broken some are often mistaken for Roman nail cleaners.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Lincolnshire
Date between 1600 and 1800
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1600-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1800-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Accession number
FindID: 216789
Old ref: LIN-0974F5
Filename: LIN6954.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/174484
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/174484/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/216789
Permission
(Reusing this file)		 Attribution-ShareAlike License version 4.0 (verified 17 November 2020)
Object location53° 12′ 58.68″ N, 0° 28′ 53.55″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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