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Description: | A copper-alloy wax spatula handle of Roman date.The handle takes the form a three-dimensional bust of Minerva. The head is sub-ovoid, with ring-and-dot eyes, a defined nose extending into a brow ridge, and a horizontal groove for the mouth. The nose shows signs of wear through use. The figure wears a helmet with a high crest at the centre. The neck is of oval section and is short. The body is heavily stylised, the upper and lower surfaces being largely flat and the outer sides convex. A 'V-shaped' ridge at the top of the upper surface suggests a garment, which in most other recorded examples is an leather aegis. On the reverse is an incised saltire cross. Aligned longitudinally within the base is a deep groove containing remnants of the iron spatula tang.The artefact is corroded in places. It measures 36.1mm long, 14.1mm wide and 12mm deep. The weight is 13.32g.More than twenty examples of Minerva wax spatula handles are recorded on the PAS database (e.g. BH-6D69E7). Worrell (2003) and Crummy (2004) suggest a date of 2nd to early 3rd century AD.
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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