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Roman shell, utilized
The shell is heavily worn on the ridges of its outer surface and along its broad end, possibly due to use as a strigil or scoop of some kind.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
81.79H/19.2
Find Information
Site Name: Caerleon Fortress Baths, Caerleon
Grid Reference: ST 33 91
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1978-1979
Notes: from the site of the frigidarium at the baths
Measurements
length / mm:80.0
thickness / mm:4.0 (shell)
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