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SPOON

Unique ID: CAM-5E2D04

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

An incomplete cast copper alloy mandolin shaped spoon dating to the Roman period. The shaft of the handle is rectangular in section and tapers to a rounded point. At the bowl end of the spoon, extending from the upper surface of the handle are two small rectangular projections. On the lower surface extends a further small rectangular expansion. The handle measures 46mm in length, 4mm in width.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Post AD 43
Date to: Ante AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 46 mm
Width: 4 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2005

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: South Cambridgeshire

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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Chez wrote @ 19:29:59 on the 23rd December 2011.
Object shown in photo is actually a Brooch pin of medieval date. 'Identifying Metallic Small Finds', {Cuddeford M J.}

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Updated: 9 years ago

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