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Description: | This copper alloy scoop weighs 6.69g and has an overall length of 85.28mm. It is circular in section, with a width of 4.54mm. At one end is an elongated bowl, suboval in plan, which is 13.74mm long and 7.24mm at its widest point. Just below the bowl on the reverse is a rectangular notch, presumably a decorative feature. The opposite end of the scoop has a plain, flattened subrectangular terminal that is 10.64mm long, 6.63mm wide and 1.46mm thick. The end of the terminal has a semicircular notch taken from it, which may be part of the design. Alternatively the terminal may have extended further, with a circular hole for hanging etc. but damage has resulted in 'half a hole' and the notched appearance. The very tips of the object which survive either side of the notch appear smoothed off suggesting this is the intended design, but it may be that the broken surface has worn smooth over time. The scoop has been bent slightly along its handle.The surface of the object is very abraded with an uneven patina of dark brown with some light green patches. Gold coloured gilding survives in the bowl of the scoop, with small patches along the handle. This scoop appears too large to be part of a personal toilet set and seems more likely to be a scoop for getting powders or ointments out of a jar. There are no Roman or Medieval parallels and it would seem more likely that the object is Post-Medieval in date.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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