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Description: | The handle of a copper-alloy Roman spoon, the bowl of which is missing. The handle is of square section, tapering to round at the end of the handle, where there is a blunt, rounded point. The upper edge of the rectangular section is incised with six triangular notches along each edge, and three complete transverse grooves. Where the handle meets the bowl of the spoon there is a deeply incised, V-shaped notch on the top and three transverse grooves on each side. For a parallel see BH-DBB004. It has a dark-brown patina. It is 116.4mm long, 12.5mm wide, and 3.6mm thick. It weighs 6.75gm. The spoon could date from the mid first to the late fifth 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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