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Description: | An incomplete silver toothpick/earscoop of 16th to 17th century date (1500-1700). Treasure case no. 2009 T274. A cast silver toothpick/earscoop with the pick largely missing. The pick would probably have been sickle-shaped. It emerged from the body of a stylised dragon, shaped to serve as a handle. Each side of the body is marked with incised lines that represent scales. The eyes are circular and prominent. A small spoon-shaped earscoop emerges from the dragon's open mouth, as if to form the dragon's tongue. Mid-way along the upper side of the dragon's body there is an integral suspension loop. The loop retains a slightly misshapen free-running silver wire ring. There is a maker's mark on one side of the small surviving portion of the toothpick. This is in the form of a capital letter A within a shield. There is possibly another mark, very worn, on the opposite side. The rear part of the body, where the object would have been held, is considerably worn through use. 34.6 x 13.3 x 2.8mm. Weight: 3.91g. This implement is very similar to one from the Longford area of Derbyshire (TAR 2004, no. 339) and may have been worn as a functional piece of jewellery.
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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