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Statuette of a thorn-puller

Findspot: 
Arrington, Cambridgeshire
Period: 
Date: 
Roman, c. AD 130 - 160
Material: 
Pipe clay
Dimensions: 
H. 11.7cm; W. 4.75cm; D. 6.8cm

This object came from the grave of a one-year old Roman child found in Cambridgeshire in 1990. This statuette, known as a spinario (thorn-puller), depicts a young boy pulling a thorn from his foot.

Collection information

Collection: 
University of Cambridge Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology
Accession No: 
1994.13

Exhibition details

Catalogue number: 
92

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