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Description: | A Post Medieval bone scoop (18th century). The intact distal end of the bone forms the handle. The proximal end is cut off and about half the length of the shaft exposed by removing one of the walls. The exposed surface of the shaft has been worked to form a bowed profile. The cut end of the wall has been squared off. The exposed end has been shaped into a rounded cutting edge. On the handle, there is a decorative, circumferential, horizontal band. On the reverse, there are two sets of cross-crossed lines placed below the circumferential, horizontal band. There is a decorative pellet placed in the centre of where the two sets of criss-crossed lines meet. 98.69 mm from the top of the handle, the scoop has been stepped down about 1 mm and the narrowed profile continues until the cutting edge. There is some polishing/wear on all the cut surfaces. On the reverse, there are several chips as well as a series of small, regular cuts towards the bottom of the scoop. There is a distinct cut and several surrounding, shallower cuts below the second set of second criss-cross lines.
Dimensions: length: 117.35 mm; width: 28.91 mm; thickness: 21.36 mm; weight: 27.21 g. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Sumnall, Kate - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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