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Description: | A Roman copper alloy toilet implement which probably dates from the mid 1st into the 2nd century. The object, which is probably a pick, would have been suspended from a chateleine, or toilet set. The shaft is circular in section, with a diameter of 2.3mm at the top, and tapers to a sharp point. It measures 40.5mm long and is bent towards the top (post-depositional damage). The head has moulded decoration consisting of five horizontal ribs of various thicknesses. There is a damaged suspension loop on top, which would have attached it to the bar of the hanger. The condition is highly corroded. The total length of the object is 51mm. The weight is 2.11g. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 50
150 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Julian Watters | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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