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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy sheet Roman item of toilet equipment, probably a nail cleaner, c. AD 43-410. The remains of the toilet object consist of a flat sheet of copper alloy which has a semi-circular suspension loop with a small circular perforation running perpendicular to the cleaner blade; the blade itself has shallow rounded shoulders, tapering to a narrowed, possibly pointed end, which is missing. One face seems to bear light traces of the vertical groove typical to nail cleaners of this period, however this detail is obscured by significant wear, damage and corrosion. The tool-end itself is missing due to old breaks, as is approximately a quarter of the upper blade and a fragment of the suspension loop. The object measures 39 mm long, 9.3 mm wide, 0.8 mm thick and weighs 0.96 grams.
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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