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On Monday, 24 April 2023 at 15:50:03 BST, Marie-Louise Plum <mail@marielouiseplum.com> wrote:
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<div><div id="yiv1312544502"><div><div dir="ltr">Thank you, Alice! <div>The find was made my a fellow mudlark, I will ask him for scale. He has considered ear scoop but it is much too large at the 'scoopy' ends. I think the larger end looks more like a paddle or shovel shape, so, yes perhaps for taking snuff from a table snuff box? </div><div>I'll ask Mark for scale now. </div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="yiv1312544502gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8px;"><div style="font-size:12.8px;"><i style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:12.8px;"><font color="#000000"><b>Artist & Mudlark</b></font></i></div><span style="font-size:12.8px;"></span><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);"><i><font color="#000000"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.thamesmudlarkdiary.com/">www.thamesmudlarkdiary.com</a></font></i></div><div style="font-size:small;"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8px;"><i style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:12.8px;"><font color="#000000"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.marielouiseplum.com/">www.marielouiseplum.com</a></font></i></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;"><i style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:12.8px;"><font color="#000000">07786 632 307</font></i></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><span style="font-size:12.8px;"></span><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);"><br clear="none"></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);"><br clear="none"></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);"><br clear="none"></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);"><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br clear="none"></div></div><br clear="none"><div class="yiv1312544502gmail_quote"><div id="yiv1312544502yqt68912" class="yiv1312544502yqt1098421788"><div dir="ltr" class="yiv1312544502gmail_attr">On Mon, 24 Apr 2023 at 15:39, Alice Choyke <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:choyke@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:choyke@gmail.com">choyke@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;" class="yiv1312544502gmail_quote"><div><div>Just a thought for the 'spoon' - could it be a spoon for taking snuff. I <br clear="none">have a small bone spoon from 19th century Scotland in my collection although that piece has holes drilled thru the bowl. One suggestion - a scale woukld be useful. Romans also used ear scoops in their medicine but I have never see one so roughly made.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Alice <br clear="none"><div class="yiv1312544502gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="yiv1312544502gmail_attr">On Mon, Apr 24, 2023, 06:04 Marie-Louise Plum <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:mail@marielouiseplum.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:mail@marielouiseplum.com">mail@marielouiseplum.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;" class="yiv1312544502gmail_quote">
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<div>I wondered if you might be able to help me with two worked bone artefacts found on the River Thames foreshore?</div>
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<div>The first is a peg-like artefact, the second, an assumed spoon. </div>
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<div>Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.</div>
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<div>Many thanks, </div>
<div>Marie</div>
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