File:WMID-6283C3, Post Medieval to Modern Twisted wire fragment (FindID 505461).jpg

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WMID-6283C3: Post Medieval to Modern Twisted wire fragment
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Teresa Gilmore, 2012-08-17 11:50:20
Title
WMID-6283C3: Post Medieval to Modern Twisted wire fragment
Description
English: A Medieval silver ear-scoop and toothpick, with a twisted shank, with engraved decoration along the twisted surface, hammered into a scoop at one end, which is broken off, and with a flat pointed tip at the other end, probably intended as a toothpick or for cleaning the nails. (For comparable examples see TAR 2005/6 Nos. 396-399).

The implement is made from silver sheet and dates from the thirteenth to fifteenth century.

Dimensions: maximum length 48 mm.

The find therefore qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996 in terms of both age and precious metal content.

Beverley Nenk,
Curator of Medieval Collections
Depicted place (County of findspot) Staffordshire
Date between 1200 and 1400
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1200-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1400-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 505461
Old ref: WMID-6283C3
Filename: WMID-6283C3_2012t403.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/392881
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/392881
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/505461
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