File:Kent-F04273. Romano-British. Toilet accessory. Nail cleaner (broken). Back view. (FindID 264380).jpg

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Kent-F04273. Romano-British. Toilet accessory. Nail cleaner (broken). Back view.
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Title
Kent-F04273. Romano-British. Toilet accessory. Nail cleaner (broken). Back view.
Description
English: 1st Century. Romano-British, copper alloy, cast, broken two-thirds of a nail cleaner, once part of a manicure set. Length 26.1mm, Width 7.6mm, Thickness 5.2mm, Weight 1.0g. This example has a folded over suspension loop which has a single, central, vertical inscised line. The plain, flattened stem bulges out for gripping between thumb and finger while the forked tip - the device for actually cleaning is missing. This would have formed part of a toilet instrument set also consisting of tweezers, pick and ear scoop cleaner. These were often hung on a chatelaine from a belt. Attractive dark brown/black patina but with a rusty surface deposit probably formed as a result of the water logged soil conditions. Ref. Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, R. Hattatt, Oxbow Books 1989, page 447-449 No. 117 & 118, Roman Artefacts found in Britain, Nigel Mills, Greenlight Publishing 1995, page 60 No. M166 and Finds from Aldborough, M.C. Bishop, Oxbow Monograph 65 1996, page 38-39 No. 216 & 217.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Kent
Date between 43 and 99
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FindID: 264380
Old ref: KENT-F04273
Filename: DSCN4613.JPG
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/217737
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/217737/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/264380
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Object location51° 18′ 39.24″ N, 0° 11′ 11.01″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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