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Description: | A fragment of a cast copper alloy spoon probe. Only the spoon-end remains. The spoon is a narrow oval, concave and has V-shaped profile on the reverse. A circular-sectioned shank extends from one end of the spoon. The shank has two pairs of moulded collars and is broken shortly thereafter. The tip of the spoon is also damaged. The surface of the spoon has a reddish patina.
This spoon-probe would have had a probe at the other end, and would have been used in both medical and cosmetic proceedures. Similar examples can be seen in Crummy, 1982, p61 fig 65 (and see discussion page 60). | Subjects: | Spoon-probe | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Daubney, Adam - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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