Rights Holder: Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology
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Unique ID: ASHM-37BAF7
Object type certainty: Certain
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An incomplete cast copper-alloy white-metal coated spoon, dating to the Roman period. The bowl is damaged but much survives. Although incomplete, the bowl would have been piriform or pear-shaped, and is offset, with an elaborated junction which is C-shaped when viewed in profile. Similar to database records WMID-F70F42, BH-F10251, and NARC-9B1532 and to silver examples in the Hoxne Hoard of coins and metalwork buried in the 5th century, however pear-shaped bowls had appeared by the first half of the second century (Crummy 1983, p.69). Suggested date: AD 150-409.
Subsequent action after recording: Undergoing further examination at a museum
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 150
Date to: Circa AD 409
Quantity: 1
Length: 67.8 mm
Width: 36.8 mm
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 6.4 g
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Other reference: ASHMBD566
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: White metal
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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