About this object
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ID:
A1581
Production date:
17th century ?
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Location:
In Store
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Bone scoop, decorated with engraved straight lines and dots within circles. It is not known exactly how such scoops were used, though a great many have been found in London. They may have been used to core apples or as an aid for people without teeth to eat apples. Alternatively, they may have been used to take samples from cheeses to test their ripeness. Another theory is that these scoops were used for extracting bone marrow from larger bones. < ...Read more
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Measurements
L 139 mm; W 27 mm (overall)
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Materials
bone; metapodial
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Last Updated
2024-03-14
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