File:Roman probe (profile and plan). (FindID 180519).jpg

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Roman probe (profile and plan).
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Angie Bolton, 2007-05-18 17:49:58
Title
Roman probe (profile and plan).
Description
English: Medieval cosmetic implement, which combines an ear scoop with a toothpick. The section of the shank closest to the scoop is twisted. Due to damage, the shank has been bent in two places.

The implement is silver and dates from the mid to late fourteenth century (see Egan and Pritchard, Dress Accessories 1150-1450, pp. 378-379, No. 1759).

Dimensions: reconstructed length 104 mm, width 6 mm.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Warwickshire
Date between 1350 and 1400
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1350-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1400-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Accession number
FindID: 180519
Old ref: WAW-DD3BA5
Filename: WAW-DD3BA5.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/138540
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/138540
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/180519
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