Record ID: HESH-F47554
Object type: TOILET ARTICLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure Report Treasure Case 2010- T827: Hereford Area, Herefordshire Silver Toilet or Cosmetic Article (combined earscoop / toothpick) Date: Post Medieval (1500-1650 AD) Finder: Date of discovery: 2009 Circumstances of discovery: Whilst searching with a metal detector Description: An incomplete silver alloy toilet article or cosmetic article comprising a small combined earscoop and a toothpick / nail cleaner. The artefact is incomplete and broken into three parts; the two parts, reported herein, conjoin: the break between them is relatively modern, probably as a consequence …
Created on: Monday 20th December 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 9th February 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hereford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-72A5A5
Object type: TOILET ARTICLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wrexham
Workflow stage: Published
The silver gilt fragment is an incomplete fragment from a larger object, most of the surviving fragment taking the form of a stylized animal head, modelled in relief. The animal head is characterized by a blunt, rounded snout with two circular recesses fore eyes, lips delineated by single incised lines, and backward projecting ear. The mouth bites a shaft of circular cross-section, while the neck has been modified to a flattened plate-like cross-section, with suggestion of an expanding flare. The cross-sections of the projections from neck and mouth of this fragment indicate that t…
Created on: Tuesday 28th April 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 26th January 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wrexham', grid reference and parish protected.