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Description: | Roman copper alloy spoon, 2nd-4th century. Square sectioned handle with simple pointed terminal, the central section is twisted for a length of about 40mm. When found the handle was bent downwards and to the right at an acute angle, but it was snapped c. 45mm from the end when the finder tried to straighten it out. The handle is offset from the bowl. There is a flat sectioned curve at junction of bowl with stem, then a hook and two raised transverse mouldings. No rat-tail down back of bowl. The bowl is wide at the junction with the stem, suggesting it was oval. Much of the bowl is missing, and the right side is bent upwards. Even blue-green patina. Length (bowl-break of handle) 78.8mm, length (pointed terminal-break) 43.1mm, width of bowl (not original width) 23.36mm, thickness at join of bowl/stem 10.80mm, weight (bowl section) 4.96g, weight (terminal) 1.41g (TOTAL 6.37g), thickness of bowl c.0.6mm.Similar spoons are published in Wedlake, 1982 ('The Shrine of Apollo at Nettleton, Wilts', Soc of Antiquaries, London) p202-4, in particular no.s 5 & 6, fig 83 no.3 & 4, dating to the 4th century.
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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