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1942.1.404

Tear-drop shaped foot scraper made of pumice stone with humped back and a flat base incised with diagonal lines to make it even rougher. All except the flat base are encased in silver metal which is sealed around the base with a black resin. The silver casing is elaborately incised and impressed with decoration. [JP 23/10/2001]

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1942.1.404

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Collection type
Object
Description
Tear-drop shaped foot scraper made of pumice stone with humped back and a flat base incised with diagonal lines to make it even rougher. All except the flat base are encased in silver metal which is sealed around the base with a black resin. The silver casing is elaborately incised and impressed with decoration. [JP 23/10/2001]
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Hereford City Museum
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1942
Date collected
By 1942
Acquisition information
Donated: 1942
Materials and processes
Material Silver Metal
Dimensions
Length x Width 129 x 80 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1942.1.404

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