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Description: | Fragment of silver Roman 'cochlear' spoon. Approximately two thirds of the spoon bowl survives. It is damaged at the bottom end and now has a jagged, irregular edge. The inner face of the bowl is decorated with an incised line that runs around the upper edge. The reverse of the bowl is plain. The integral handle of the spoon extends from the back of the bowl and is a slender circular shaft, often referred to as a 'rat's tail' handle. It is truncated and survives for only 17.52mm. The object has a dull silver patina with patches of black oxidisation on the inner face of the bowl. The break edge at the bowl seem fairly recent, whilst the truncated handle is worn and rounded suggesting this damage occurred in antiquity. The object has an over all length of 37.56mm, 23.28mm in diameter across the bowl and weighs 5.73g. It is 1st or 2nd century 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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