Record ID: NLM-36D614
Object type: EAR SCOOP
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy ear scoop. Earscoop with moulded finial. Suggested date: Roman, 43-410 Length: 52.1mm, Diameter: 5.1mm, Weight: 3.61gms
Created on: Wednesday 7th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 7th February 2024
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Record ID: NMS-EA1466
Object type: EAR SCOOP
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete probably medieval copper alloy ear scoop / toothpick combination implement. Only the ear scoop terminal is present with a short length of writhen shank. Such objects belong to the 14th century (Egan and Pritchard 1991, 379, fig. 261 nos. 1758-60), but very similar scoops appear in toilet sets of the Early Anglo-Saxon period (MacGregor and Bolick 1993, 216-7, cat. nos. 37.2 and 3). It is most likely that this example is medieval. Weight 0.44g. Extant length 24mm. Width 5mm.
Created on: Monday 23rd January 2023
Last updated: Monday 23rd January 2023
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Record ID: NMS-EA895F
Object type: EAR SCOOP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Early Anglo-Saxon to Middle Saxon copper alloy ear scoop, a delicate sub-rectangular rod with both ends broken, one across an expansion and thinning to a missing hole for suspension and the other across the start of a scoop-like depression on one face. Perhaps a smaller version of from a  late 6th-century grave at Buckland, Dover (Evison 1987, fig. 19, grave 32.3) and closer in size to an example from Brandon, Suffolk (Ridler, I. in Tester et al. 2014, 246, fig. 8.10). Weight 0.99g. Extant length 44mm. Width and thickness at mid-point 2.8 and 1.7mm. Late …
Created on: Wednesday 11th January 2023
Last updated: Monday 23rd January 2023
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Record ID: WAW-0B6053
Object type: EAR SCOOP
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy implement, likely an ear scoop. It has a rectangular cross-section, but there is no barley-sugar twist in the middle. One end is wide (9.71mm), tapering to 4.04mm wide along the main stem, before expanding at the other end (6.03mm wide) to form a trapezoidal concavo-convex shaped bowl. Now bent back upon itself, resulting in it currently being 37.57mm long. The stem is 1.98mm thick. There are sections that appear to be silver gilt or white metal coated, mainly near the bowl of the scoop. There are similar objects on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database, such as …
Created on: Thursday 1st September 2022
Last updated: Thursday 1st September 2022
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Record ID: BERK-4382DD
Object type: EAR SCOOP
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Roman ear scoop. The object is plain with a small dished scoop at one end and a suspension loop at the other perpendicular to the scoop. The stem of the scoop is ovate in section.
Created on: Tuesday 5th July 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
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Record ID: LIN-8B15AF
Object type: EAR SCOOP
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman ear scoop or spoon from a toilet set dating to c. AD 43-410. The spoon is cast in one piece with a flattened oval suspension loop with a transverse groove below the hole, it tapers into a now bent shaft. The rectangular shaft is decorated with a border comprising short incised transverse grooves along the two longest lengths, appearing on the front and back. The shaft flattens about 3/4 of the way down the shaft, with the flat sub-oval spoon bowl sitting at an angle of c.30 degrees from the shaft. The bowl is flat and broken with ev…
Created on: Tuesday 14th June 2022
Last updated: Monday 16th January 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Caistor', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-337C6E
Object type: EAR SCOOP
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable copper-alloy ear scoop of Roman date. The object is a single shank of copper-alloy with a circular cross section. One end tapers to a rounded point. The other is a flat C-shaped, elongated bowl which becomes shallower as it tapers along the shaft. Toward the pointed end there is a series of circumferential grooves around the shaft starting at about the mid-point.
Created on: Thursday 17th March 2022
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2022
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Record ID: LON-D5F9AD
Object type: EAR SCOOP
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy cosmetic implement ear scoop dating from AD 43-410. The scoop has that has a flat sub-circular undecorated head, the stem is circular cross-section, it swells slightly towards the middle before tapering again towards the tip. Dimensions: length: 63.56mm; width of head: 7.82mm; thickness of head: 1.84mm; diameter of stem at widest point: 3.85mm weight: 4.57g Similar ear scoops on the database are GLO-1D0F13 and KENT-E0F9D7.
Created on: Monday 18th October 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 20th October 2021
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Record ID: DENO-F263CA
Object type: EAR SCOOP
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete post medieval bone toilet implement dating to the 16th century, possibly an ear scoop dating to c. AD 1550 - 1650. It has been carved from a single small animal bone, with the wide end formed into a small scoop above two curved indents forming shoulders. This is  cut into the main stem on either side, and the other narrower end formed into a point, again with two smaller curved indents below it. The general condition is good with slight chipping along the edges. Length 73.2 mm, width 9.7 mm, thickness 4.6 mm and weight 2.28 g.
Created on: Monday 13th September 2021
Last updated: Thursday 28th March 2024
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Record ID: NMS-C359E8
Object type: EAR SCOOP
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete medieval copper alloy earscoop/toothpick with the dental end and part of the twisted shank missing. Egan and Pritchard 1991, 379, Type 1. Very similar to ibid. nos.1758-9. Extant length 28mm. Width 6mm. 14th century.
Created on: Saturday 24th July 2021
Last updated: Saturday 24th July 2021
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Record ID: SUR-A76A84
Object type: EAR SCOOP
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval or post-Medieval copper alloy toilet article, 29.8mm in length. The whole object is made from a single metal rod which has been twisted to form a shaft and shaped into a shallow round ear-scoop at one end. The missing terminal possibly comprised a toothpick or suspension loop.
Created on: Monday 15th February 2021
Last updated: Monday 15th February 2021
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Record ID: OXON-DBEF8E
Object type: EAR SCOOP
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete but bent and twisted double ended toilet article, probably an ear scoop. The artefact would have originally been a straight cylindrical bar (c.2.3mm diameter) with two terminals which flatten and widen into elongated drop shaped (piriform) scoops with convex bottoms and concave tops. However at some point it appear to have been bent roughly in its middle into a U-shape with both the terminals then bent at 90 degrees. The artefact is a mid green colour all over. In its bent form the object is 39.7mm long and each terminal is 5.5mm wide. It is possible to sugge…
Created on: Wednesday 8th April 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 8th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ramsden CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-BF393E
Object type: EAR SCOOP
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval bone toilet implement dating to the 16th century. The remaining part consists of the decorative head of an ear scoop. The shank with the scoop is broken and missing. The terminal has been decoratively carved to depict a three dimensional head of a unicorn. The horn and scoop are broken and missing. The neck is curved, with ring and dot eyes and is decorated with four diagonal engraved lines on either side, representing a mane. Where the animal connects to the stem are two incised grooves forming a collar within which are engraved diagonal slashes forming a …
Created on: Wednesday 13th November 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 20th November 2019
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Record ID: NMS-C2137E
Object type: EAR SCOOP
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Gilded silver incomplete medieval ear-scoop. It has a square-section shaft, decoratively twisted, and is shaped at one end into an oval or drop-shaped bowl. All surfaces were originally gilded, but the gilding has worn off in places. The shaft is bent and broken a little way up; the break is fresh. Dimensions: Surviving length as bent 24.4mm, width of bowl 6.0mm, thickness of bowl 3.0mm, weight 1.27g. Discussion and Date: Compare SWYOR-21323D (2019T69), SWYOR-512F28 (2014T733), YORYM-148B04 (2012T784), LANCUM-3B6935 (2015 T504) and SOM-B38BA2 (2008 T240); all ar…
Created on: Friday 1st November 2019
Last updated: Monday 6th June 2022
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Record ID: BUC-E3BC3B
Object type: EAR SCOOP
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy object, probably Roman, dating from c. AD 43- 410. The object is possibly an ear scoop, or a medicinal spoon. At one end there is a shallow bowl, this is sub oval in shape and slightly concave. From one of the narrow edges of the bowl a shank projects, this is circular in cross section. This narrows and ends in a worn break. The object has a mid green patina, and measures 31.6mm in length, 5.8mm in width, and weighs 8.71g.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd September 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 11th September 2019
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Record ID: SOM-BD6CE8
Object type: EAR SCOOP
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy toilet article often termed an ear scoop dating to the Roman period c. AD 200-402. The ear scoop is flat/rectangular in cross section, save for the circular spoon bowl which is domed and convex on one side and concave on the other to provide a regularly shaped bowl. At the top of the object is an oval attachment loop that is 7.4mm long and 7.6mm wide. At its centre is a circular hole that has a diameter of 3.1mm. Extending from the bottom of the attachment loop is a 3.9mm long neck that has slightly concave sides. Below the neck, the body of the scoop first …
Created on: Thursday 8th August 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 20th August 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Grafton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-434EA6
Object type: EAR SCOOP
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Windsor and Maidenhead
Workflow stage: Published
Description : A complete Medieval silver sheet toilet implement dating to the 14th century. The implement is a combined ear scoop, toothpick, and nail cleaner. The lower section of the implement is bent from damage and the upper pointed tip has also been bent outwards. This makes the form of this object L-shaped although originally it would have been straight. The toothpick and nail cleaner terminal is triangular in shape and tapers in thickness as well as width to a pointed tip. From the wider end of the triangular terminal a circular sectioned S-twisted shaft extends and is bent …
Created on: Thursday 9th May 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 25th June 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bisham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-1D0F13
Object type: EAR SCOOP
Broad period: ROMAN
County: South Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy cosmetic implement ear scoop that has a flat sub-circular undecorated head. Below the shaft has a circular cross-section and is truncated at its tip.
Created on: Thursday 25th April 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 26th February 2020
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Record ID: NMS-2049B3
Object type: EAR SCOOP
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete medieval sheet copper alloy combination earscoop / toothpick with a twisted shank. The tip of the toothpick is missing. Very similar to examples from 14th-century contexts in London (Egan and Pritchard 1991, nos. 1758-61) and closest in size to no. 1758. Extant length 54.5mm. Width 5.1mm. Weight 1.32g. It is interesting to note that objects of this form recorded on this database more commonly occur in silver than in copper alloy.
Created on: Friday 18th January 2019
Last updated: Friday 18th January 2019
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Record ID: WAW-4FA24E
Object type: EAR SCOOP
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval to Post Medieval (13th to 17th centuries) pendant crosses: There are two crosses, both of are complete. 1. The cross is a plain cross with one arm with a small perforation at a terminal. Both faces are undecorated and a mottled with a light-grey to cream coloured surface. The cross measures 25.66mm long, 26.71mm wide, 3.91mm thick and weighs 10.14g. 2. The cross is a long cross with the terminal of the long arm having an small perforation which is incomplete. The cross is slightly bent with the short arms curving inwards. The cross measures 30.93mm long, 22.5mm wide, 4.…
Created on: Friday 21st September 2018
Last updated: Friday 21st September 2018
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