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LOT 2119
Post Medieval Silver Toilet Spoon
1600-1700 A.D.
1 7/8 in. (2.15 grams, 47 mm).
An ear scoop with egg-shaped bowl, and slender D-section handle with flat underside and moulded collar to the upper face, pierced through the top. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound whilst searching with a metal detector in Brompton, North Yorkshire, on Thursday 25 June 2008, recorded as Treasure and disclaimed by the Crown with Treasure Reference no.2009 T10.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.NCL-B5BCC7.
Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the British Museum and Her Majesty's Coroner regarding the find.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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