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SPOON
Unique ID: PUBLIC-13D6FE
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy Roman spoon dating from the second to third century AD. The spoon consists of only about half of the bowl, the U-shaped connection from the underside of the bowl, and a short length of handle.
According to Crummy (1988: 69) and de la Bedoyere (1989: 102), spoons with pear-shaped bowls were in use from the first half of the second century onwards.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: With finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 54 mm
Width: 22 mm
Weight: 6.7 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 24th July 2014
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Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: West Hill
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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