File:Medieval combined earscoop and nail cleaner - toothpick (FindID 394216).jpg

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Original file (2,007 × 909 pixels, file size: 302 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Summary

[edit]
Medieval combined earscoop and nail cleaner / toothpick
Photographer
Derby Museums Trust, Rachel Atherton, 2010-09-13 10:58:34
Title
Medieval combined earscoop and nail cleaner / toothpick
Description
English: Date: 14th-15th century

Description:

A Medieval gilded sheet silver combined earscoop and toothpick or nail cleaner with tightly S-twisted shank. One end is hammered into an oval scoop, the other is flat with the tip broken off horizontally; it probably originally formed a point.

Dimensions: Length 61.7mm, width 4.7mm, thickness 2.4mm, weight 2.24g.

Discussion:

See Egan & Pritchard (1991) nos. 1758-1762 for similar cosmetic implements from excavated contexts dated to the 14th century, and TAR 2005/6 no.397 for a close parallel.


The object fulfils the Treasure Act (1996) in that it is more than 300 years old and has a precious metal content exceeding 10%.


Rachel Atherton
Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire Finds Liaison Officer
Depicted place (County of findspot) Lincolnshire
Date MEDIEVAL
Accession number
FindID: 394216
Old ref: DENO-9EE9E7
Filename: 2010 T383 grace earscoop wragby.jpg
Credit line
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/296732
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/296732/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/394216
Permission
(Reusing this file)		 Attribution-ShareAlike License

Licensing

[edit]
w:en:Creative Commons
attribution share alike
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
Attribution: The Portable Antiquities Scheme/ The Trustees of the British Museum
You are free:
  • to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
  • to remix – to adapt the work
Under the following conditions:
  • attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
  • share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current20:53, 6 February 2017Thumbnail for version as of 20:53, 6 February 20172,007 × 909 (302 KB)Fæ (talk | contribs)Portable Antiquities Scheme, DENO, FindID: 394216, medieval, page 9824, batch primary count 97221

You cannot overwrite this file.

Metadata

This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.

Retrieved from "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Medieval_combined_earscoop_and_nail_cleaner_-_toothpick_(FindID_394216).jpg&oldid=933335905"