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Description: | Roman copper alloy spoon dating to the second or third century AD. The spoon is incomplete, missing the most of the handle (with a surviving length of 69.8mm and a weight of 7.1g). The spoon has an irregular (asymmetric) pear-shaped bowl (with a length of 48.1mm and a maximum width of 32.9mm, a thickness of 0.6mm and a depth of 7mm). The handle is offset, with an elaborate step (11.4mm deep) of flat section (2.1mm thick). The offset step has a curved underside and a decorative wide notch on the upper and bowl sides. The remnant of the handle is of sub-rectangular section (3.5mm thick and 3.3mm width at the break) and is separated fro the offset by a vertical rib flanked by groves. The top of the handle was decorated by lozenge panel, formed by faceting of the sides. Extensive silvering or tinning survives on the surface of the spoon, with some areas of pale green copper alloy patina.The bowl shape is closest to Crummy's (1983, p 69) pear-shaped bowls (Type 2), which she dates from the first half of the 2nd century, de la Bédoyère (1989, p 101) states that medium-sized bowl types of oval shape occur throughout the period, although this example may be seen to belong to the earlier part of the period, perhaps 2nd 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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