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Description: | A cast copper alloy Roman toilet article, probably a nail-cleaner. The implement has a roughly rectangular shank, ending in a sharp point at one end and flattened at the other. Individual toilet articles often formed part of a set, but as there is no suspension loop on this example it appears to be a stand-alone article. These toilet articles date to c. 3rd - 4th century AD, and similar examples have been recorded at Colchester (see Crummy 1983). The toilet article is now bent and distorted but remains complete. In its unbent form, the article would have measured 142mm long with a maximum thickness of 3.27mm, while the flattened end measures 4.88mm wide. It weighs 6 gms.
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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