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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy spatula of Roman date. The spatula is formed from a single piece of copper alloy with a sub-oval section which flattens into a fantail shape at one end and a flat oval bowl at the other.The metal has a mid brownish-green patina and is worn. The spatula is 72.2mm long, 8.9mm wide, 2.9mm thick and weighs 9.9g.Spatulas of this type were likely to have been used for mixing paint or cosmetics.Similar examples can be seen on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database including Unique ID: GLO-4ACAE4 and SF-F88D34 and also in Crummy, p.60, fig.64.
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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