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Description: | Fragment of medieval lead spoon. Just over half of a flat, leaf-shaped bowl with cast geometric decoration survives. The decoration comprises the remains of a cross containing conjoined cross-hatched lozenges, two sets of concentric semi-circles flanking the central arm of the cross towards the missing stem, and between four sets of concentric semi-circles springing inward from the outside edge. Both flanking arms have twin arches springing from the upper edge (bowl point upwards) below twin horizontal lines. Much of one side and stem missing.Length of bowl 25mm. Surviving width 24mm. 1mm thick.See a close parallel with identical decoration, but in copper alloy, at WILT-006DF2. These two spoons form an interesting variant on the more common type illustrated in Biddle (1990) 832-4, fig.248, no.2625. There are others of this type from Norfolk, including West Walton (NMS-5F5515, HER 25853) Narford (NMS-5E92F1, HER 40016), Narford (NMS476, HER 3974), Snettisham (NMS-CAB5A7, HER 45441), and elsewhere. Probably 12th/13th century.
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