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EAR SCOOP
Unique ID: WMID-ED4B62
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of a cast copper-alloy object, quite possibly part of a Roman toilet article, probably an ear scoop. The object has a slightly flared terminal and tapers towards a break. It is curved, although it is not clear whether this is a result of damage or design. It is entirely undecorated. It measures 33.07 mm long, 4.69 mm wide, 2.25 mm thick. It weighs 2.2 grams. It has an abraded green patina.
Other Roman finds recovered from the general area support a likely Roman date for this object.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 33.07 mm
Width: 4.69 mm
Thickness: 2.25 mm
Weight: 2.2 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st October 2010 - Sunday 31st October 2010
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Claverdon (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP1963
Four figure Latitude: 52.264837
Four figure longitude: -1.723018
1:25K map: SP1963
1:10K map: SP16SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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