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Description: | A Roman incomplete spatula (probably) (AD43-410). The blade is a pointed oval with a ridge running the length of one surface, the other surface does not have this ridge. The shaft has a circular cross-section. At the broken end of the shaft is a separate collar, which has a raised rib. The object is broken across the shaft and the collar, and the overall shape is distorted. The copper alloy has a mid-green patina with darker patches. It is similar to a spatula excavated in Colchester (Crummy 1983: 63)Dimensions: width: 7.77mm; thickness: diameter 3.71mm; weight: 9.08g.Reference: Crummy, N The Roman small finds from excavations in Colchester, 1971-9. Colchester Archaeological Trust. p. 63
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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