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Fragment of a silver ear spoon, from Torksey

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An image of Tool. Ear Spoon. A fragment of a silver ear-spoon. Spiral-twisted bar forms the body of the spoon, the head is small and rounded. The shaft is broken. Find Spot: Torksey, Lincolnshire. Silver, 500-1499. Medieval.

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Tool. Ear Spoon. A fragment of a silver ear-spoon. Spiral-twisted bar forms the body of the spoon, the head is small and rounded. The shaft is broken. Find Spot: Torksey, Lincolnshire. Silver, 500-1499. Medieval.

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  • Accession Number: CM.1850-2008
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/19.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
  • Photographer name: Michael Jones
  • Image height: 312 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 186.18kB
  • Exposure time: 1/25
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 19/1
  • Captured: 2017:11:15 13:15:25

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copper alloy ear spoon Early Medieval Fitz_CM fragment Medieval Silver spirals tool tools Torksey twisted utensil

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