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Roman silver ligula
Medical or toilet implement of uncertain date, in four pieces and a little bent. The shaft tapers to a point at one end and has an octagonal cross-section; the other end has a tiny sub-spherical spoon or scoop with the handle linked to the widest part of the shaft by a twisted section. The widest portion of the shaft is decorated on alternate faces with lines of'V-shaped' punches.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
98.6H/3.44
Find Information
Site Name: Leucarum Roman Fort, Loughor
Grid Reference: SS 5634 9798
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1982 - 1988
Notes: pit fill Period VII (Phase 9) - c.115/120 - c.260 Site 57 - 1 & 3 Dock Street
Measurements
length / mm:149
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