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TOILET ARTICLE
Unique ID: PUBLIC-521DD3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete cast copper-alloy toilet article, probably a Roman or Anglo-Saxon nail cleaner or pick. The toilet article consists of a of a flat semi-circular suspension loop with circular hole, followed by a rectangular collar, all attached to a simple circular-sectioned tapering shaft with a sharp end. The shaft is slightly bent from damage. The nail cleaner or pick has an even dark green patina. The object measures 32 mm long, 2.41 mm wide (at top), 2.41 mm thick and weighs 1.3 grams.
According to Eckardt and Crummy (2007) single picks were rare and instead individuals tended to use bifid nail cleaners. However, such picks seem to be relatively common to Anglo-Saxon collections (cf. Macgregor and Bolick 1993, pp. 216-220).
Class: Nail cleaner or pick
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: In a private collection, recorded for academic use
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1066
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 32 mm
Width: 2.41 mm
Thickness: 2.41 mm
Weight: 1.3 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st December 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: MD 50
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Horsham (District)
Parish or ward: Warnham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ1234
Four figure Latitude: 51.094382
Four figure longitude: -0.40200099
1:25K map: TQ1234
1:10K map: TQ13SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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