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Roman Toilet Spoon (Probably)
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Somerset County Council, Naomi Payne, 2006-03-02 12:16:22
Title
Roman Toilet Spoon (Probably)
Description
English: A possible cast copper alloy toilet spoon which may be of Roman date. The bowl of the spoon is flat and oval (18.5mm long by 9.79mm wide by 1.3mm thick) with a slight forward bend. The shaft is 19.83mm in length with a rectangular cross section and there is a hint of a collar at the bowl end. The stem widens towards the end, where there is a broken suspension loop which is turned through ninety degrees. The bowl is decorated with two incised concentric circles with a central circular depression. Around the edge of the bowl there are traces of a encircling band of incised dots. The object has a slightly uneven mid-brown patina and there is some damage around the edges. The presence of a suspension loop suggests that the spoon may have come from a toilet set (chateleine). However, the bowl seems too large to have served as an ear scoop and it is possible that the object may have served another purpose, for example a pendant. Weight: 1.65g
Depicted place (County of findspot) Somerset
Date between 43 and 410
Accession number
FindID: 123907
Old ref: SOMDOR-6DF2B5
Filename: 6DF2B5.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/93679
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/93679/recordtype/artefacts
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/123907
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