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SPOON

Unique ID: SOM-5B1782

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete cast copper alloy spoon of Roman date. The fragment comprises the pear-shaped bowl and a short length of the offset handle. It measures 36.6mm by 23mm by 5.1mm and weighs 4.3g. There are traces of silvering or tinning on the front and back of the bowl. The bowl's edge is damaged and uneven on one side. This type of spoon appears to have been in production by the first half of the second century AD (Crummy 1983, p. 69).

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 36.6 mm
Width: 23 mm
Thickness: 5.1 mm
Weight: 4.3 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 4th February 2008

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Entry 020166

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: White metal coated

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Misterton

Spatial coordinates

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

Discovery metadata

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

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Crummy, N.	1983	Colchester Archaeological Report 2: The Roman small finds from excavations in Colchester, 1971-9	Colchester	Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd	69

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Recording Institution: SOM
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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