Record ID: BM-4C55C3
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy spoon dating to the Roman period. The spoon possesses a mandolin-shaped bowl which is dished. The bowl has a blackened inner surface suggesting it may originally have been tinned. The The bowl in profile is dished and the apex has holes due to damage. The stem extends from the underside of the bowl and turns through 90 degrees creating a reversed 'C' shape in profile. From there the stem extends. At first, it is sub-rectangular in section and then becomes circular in section. It then tapers to a point. The spoon measures 159mm in length. The bowl has a length of 41mm an…
Created on: Saturday 20th December 2014
Last updated: Thursday 27th June 2019
Spatial data recorded.