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Trimontium Museum
Name/Title
Spoon
Entry/Object ID
TT0119
Description
Bronze plain handled spoon with rounded bowl
Use
This type of spoon would have likely been used to scoop out cosmetic powders from their jars. It may also have been used for incense during religious ceremonies.
Context
From the personal collection of James Curle,
Collection
Trimontium Trust
Category
Spoon
Food Preparation & Storage
Acquisition
Accession
TT0119
Source (if not Accessioned)
B. Linehan
Notes
Donated by B. Linehan 01/11/1991
Made/Created
Time Period
1st - 2nd century
Ethnography
Cultural Region
Continent
Europe
Culture/Tribe
Roman
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Spoon, Incense
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Tool, Incense
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Religious Objects
Nomenclature Class
Ceremonial Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Getty AAT
Concept
spoons
Dimensions
Width
21 mm
Depth
8 mm
Length
80 mm
Material
Bronze
Color
Green,
Brown
Condition
Overall Condition
Good
Exhibition
Permanent Exhibition