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Description: | Incomplete cast lead alloy spoon of probable post-medieval date (1500-1650). The bowl of the spoon has been flattened and broken along its lower edge, the stem is complete. The spoon measures 145.7mm in length, a maximum 55.8mm wide and maximum 7.6mm thick. It weighs 29.73 grams. The spoon is cast in one piece. The bowl is a sub-ovoid shape (pear or fig shaped) in plan and has a flattened concave (or U shaped) in cross section. It has been damaged on the lower edge (furthest away from the stem). The bowl measures 49.6mm in length, 55.8mm width and is 1.9mm thick. The depth of the bowl cannot be measured. On the upper part of the bowl, in line with the stem, is an incised mark. This seems to be formed from three diagonal lines forming a pattern; however, not enough detail survives to make out any characters or images. The stem of the spoon is sub-rectangular in both plan and profile. It is an irregular hexagon in cross section at the base of the stem (nearest the bowl) and taper evenly so that it is lentoid in section at the tip. The stem is also slightly bent and distorted in a number of places. It terminates in a slight rounded end which is slightly and probably deliberately down-turned. The spoon is a mid grey colour with a well developed but corroded patina which covers all surfaces. There are areas of light grey active laminating corrosion present. The style of the spoon fits well with a number illustrated in Geoff Egan's volume: Material; Culture in London during the Age of Transition. The dating of these published examples varies but almost all date from the 16th century. A close parallel can be seen in example 548 dated between 1580 and 1600 by the ceramic assemblage. A wider date is suggested for this example.
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