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Roman : Surgical instrument
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York Museums Trust, Liz Andrews-Wilson, 2008-04-02 12:10:41
Title
Roman : Surgical instrument
Description
English: A cast copper alloy late Roman surgical instrument.

The instrument resembles ear scoops from the same period, but it has been suggested that this instrument was used to help apply ointment to wounds. Crummy described them as ‘spoon-probes’ and states that they are not a common site find for Britain, ‘they were employed not only as surgeon’s curettes or sounds but also as toilet spoons in general’ (Crummy, p60-1). She suggested they could have been used to extract cosmetics from containers or to apply or removed make-up. The instrument has a long and slender shaft, with a long, bulbous knopped terminal. There is a spoon-like fitting on the opposite terminal, which is also long and slender, and tapers to a flat end.

There are no markings on the object. The metal surface survives in a very good condition and it is a mid greyish-green colour.
Depicted place (County of findspot) East Riding of Yorkshire
Date between 200 and 400
Accession number
FindID: 214242
Old ref: YORYM-212145
Filename: BL0169.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/170474
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/170474/recordtype/artefacts
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/214242
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