Bronze toilet implement

Bronze toilet implement, possibly a small nail file, found during the Whithorn excavations.   Its date is uncertain, though it predates 1300AD. It was originally though to be Late Roman, but analysis of its metal composition (a complex alloy of pewter-plated leaded gunmetal) indicated this was unlikely.
Object no :
WTAH003
Collection :
Domestic
Creator :
NA
Place of Production :
NA
Dimensions :
NA
Materials :
Copper alloy
Location :
NA
Related site :
Whithorn Early Med
Accession number :
NA
Copyright :
NA
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