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Ear scoop

Description

An Anglo-Saxon ear scoop., The ear scoop has a scoop at one end, for the removal of ear wax, and a small hole at the other end, where the scoop may have been attached to a ring. This ring may have contained other items, such as tweezers or pins, to form a 'toilet-set', which may have been hung from a belt.

  • Object number

    STRST : SBT 2004-65/56

  • Date

    501-600

  • Material

    metal bronze

  • Measurements

  • Length

    58 mm

  • Width

    5 mm