A Roman cast copper-alloy toothpick. The artefact has a comma shaped terminal blade that curves round to one side as it tapers to a point; the tip is slightly truncated and bent. At the other end is a slight indent on both sides, although these are misaligned, before a narrow stem continues. The stem expands slightly at the other end (W.: 4.4mm) to receive a perforation presumably for suspension; the terminal has been broken at the hole where the sides are narrow and weak. The blade is flat and plain; it measures 27.6 by 19.6 by 1.05mm. The stem is also flat and plain with a rectangular cross section. It has buckled slightly post deposition.<\/p>
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The blade is of a common late Roman form, with four silver examples known from the Hoxne hoard (Johns 2010, 133-135; refs. 150-153). They are normally accompanied by an ear scoop at the other end; we have noted on this example rather the presence of a loop which may suggest that this object was suspended from a chatelaine.<\/p>","notes":null,"old_findID":"HAMP-4669A5","id":"385058","objecttype":"TOOTH PICK","classification":null,"subclass":null,"reuse":null,"created":"2010-04-13 13:42:02","broadperiod":"ROMAN","updated":"2011-04-17 11:21:00","treasureID":null,"secwfstage":"3","secuid":"PAS4BC4669A001A70","findofnote":"1","objecttypecert":null,"datefound1":null,"datefound2":"2009-09-10","createdBy":"195","curr_loc":null,"inscription":null,"reason":"Potential for inclusion in Britannia","subsequentAction":"Returned to finder"}],"record":[{"id":"385058","old_findID":"HAMP-4669A5","uniqueID":"PAS4BC4669A001A70","objecttype":"TOOTH PICK","classification":null,"subclass":null,"length":"66.55","height":null,"width":"21.05","thickness":"1.5","diameter":null,"quantity":"1","other_ref":"E2717; 5","treasureID":null,"broadperiod":"ROMAN","numdate1":"300","numdate2":"410","description":"
A Roman cast copper-alloy toothpick. The artefact has a comma shaped terminal blade that curves round to one side as it tapers to a point; the tip is slightly truncated and bent. At the other end is a slight indent on both sides, although these are misaligned, before a narrow stem continues. The stem expands slightly at the other end (W.: 4.4mm) to receive a perforation presumably for suspension; the terminal has been broken at the hole where the sides are narrow and weak. The blade is flat and plain; it measures 27.6 by 19.6 by 1.05mm. The stem is also flat and plain with a rectangular cross section. It has buckled slightly post deposition.<\/p>
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The blade is of a common late Roman form, with four silver examples known from the Hoxne hoard (Johns 2010, 133-135; refs. 150-153). They are normally accompanied by an ear scoop at the other end; we have noted on this example rather the presence of a loop which may suggest that this object was suspended from a chatelaine.<\/p>","notes":null,"reuse":null,"created":"2010-04-13 13:42:02","updated":"2011-04-17 11:21:00","secwfstage":"3","findofnote":"1","objecttypecert":null,"datefound1":null,"datefound2":"2009-09-10","inscription":null,"disccircum":null,"museumAccession":null,"subsequentAction":"1","objectCertainty":null,"dateFromCertainty":"1","dateToCertainty":"1","dateFoundFromCertainty":null,"dateFoundToCertainty":null,"subPeriodFrom":null,"subPeriodTo":null,"reason":"Potential for inclusion in Britannia","username":"rwebley","fullname":"Robert Webley","institution":"HAMP","usernameUpdate":"sworrell","fullnameUpdate":"Sally Worrell","primaryMaterial":"Copper alloy","secondaryMaterial":null,"decoration":null,"style":null,"manufacture":"Cast","surfaceTreatment":null,"completeness":"Incomplete","preservation":"Good","cert":null,"periodFrom":"ROMAN","periodTo":null,"culture":null,"discmethod":"Metal detector","finder":null,"identifier":"Ms Sally Worrell","secondaryIdentifier":null,"recorder":"Mr Robert Webley","county":"HAMPSHIRE","parish":"CLIDDESDEN","district":"BASINGSTOKE AND DEANE","easting":null,"northing":null,"gridref":null,"fourFigure":"SU6348","map25k":"SU4614","map10k":"SU64NW","address":null,"postcode":null,"findspotdescription":null,"lat":null,"lon":null,"knownas":null,"source":"GPS","obverse_description":null,"obverse_inscription":null,"reverse_description":null,"reverse_inscription":null,"denomination":null,"degree_of_wear":null,"allen_type":null,"va_type":null,"mack":null,"reeceID":null,"die":null,"wearID":null,"moneyer":null,"revtypeID":null,"categoryID":null,"typeID":null,"tribeID":null,"status":null,"rulerQualifier":null,"denominationQualifier":null,"mintQualifier":null,"dieAxisCertainty":null,"initialMark":null,"reverseMintMark":null,"statusQualifier":null,"tribe":null,"region":null,"area":null,"ruler1":null,"ruler2":null,"period_name":null,"date_range":null,"mint_name":null,"wear":null,"die_axis_name":null,"category":null,"type":null,"emperorID":null,"mintid":null,"reverseType":null,"i":"276236","f":"HAMP-4669A5toothpick.jpg","imagedir":"images\/rwebley\/"}]}