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Roman ear scoop
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St. Albans District Council, Julian Watters, 2014-02-21 16:30:10
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Roman ear scoop
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English: A Roman copper-alloy ear scoop.

The flat-sectioned body, slightly bent, is 'leaf shaped', the sides bowing outwards at the top before becoming parallel, tapering towards the bottom, where there is an oval scoop. A line of herringbone incisions extends vertically down the centre of the upper surface. The neck is located at the top and consists of a solid cylinder, separated from the body by a simple moulding. The loop has been lost in antiquity.

Length: 44.5mm; width: 7.7mm; maximum thickness (handle): 2.4mm; weight: 1.75g.

Three similar ear scoops are recorded on the PAS database: BH-8F6032, NLM-0405D4 and NCL-B56DD1. The form of these scoops can be compared to that of the 1st to 2nd century 'Baldock' type nail-cleaner (see Crummy 2001: 2 - 3), suggesting they may be of a similar date range.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Essex
Date between 43 and 200
Accession number
FindID: 602653
Old ref: BH-77EC94
Filename: Roman_earscoop_13_89_2.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/457769
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/457769
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/602653
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