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Description: | End fragment of a Roman cosmetic or surgical implement, probably a spoon or spatula. Such objects were used for applying make up as a cosmetic and ointments in medicine. The fragment consists of a disc, 8.8 mm in diameter with the remainder of the shaft attached. There is a disc shaped rib in the shaft shortly before the break. Similar examples are illustrated in Crummy (1983, 60; 1897-1907). Such artefacts were in use throughout the Roman period.
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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