Viking age ear spoon / ear pick - with two small rattle pendants. Based on an original from Finland, 10th-12th Century. Design on both sides. Brass, approx. 7 x 3 cm.
From antiquity to the Middle Ages, ear spoons, together with tweezers and small awls (as toothpicks and/or nail cleaners), formed what is known as toilet implement. However, the items also all appear as individual finds.
