Record ID: ESS-E29339
Object type: SPATULA
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper-alloy Roman razor or spatula handle dating from c. AD100 - 250. The item is anthropomorphic and takes the form of a bust of Minerva. The head is represented three-dimensionally with stylised features. The head is sub-ovoid with incised eye formed of two rings with dots in the centre. The mouth is represented by a linear groove. The hair and helmet are cast in moulded relief. The hair is shown below the rim of the Corinthian helmet (the top of which is missing), and is represented by short linear incisions. The helmet rises from the head in a lentoid-conical shape, thoug…
Created on: Tuesday 16th January 2018
Last updated: Friday 27th September 2019
Spatial data recorded.