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A ''cochlearium'' (plural ''cochlearia'') was a small
British Museum
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A ''cochlearium'' (plural ''cochlearia'') was a small Roman
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of Roman civilization
*Epistle to the Romans, shortened to Romans, a letter w ...
spoon with a long tapering handle.
History
''Cochlearia'' have been found in a number of Roman sites from the 4th and 5th centuries CE, including theThetford
Thetford is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Breckland District of Norfolk, England. It is on the A11 road (England), A11 road between Norwich and London, just east of Thetford Forest. The civil parish, coverin ...
retrieved 27 June 2010 and
Hoxne Hoards
The Hoxne Hoard ( ) is the largest hoard of late Roman silver and gold discovered in Britain, and the largest collection of gold and silver coins of the fourth and fifth centuries found anywhere within the former Roman Empire. It was found by ...
.
The word ''cochlea'' literally means spiral or snail shell, leading many to conclude that the spoon was designed so that the handle could be used to extract snails or cockles out of the shell.
The Roman terms ''cochlearium'', ''cochlear'', and ''cochleare'' denote a liquid measure of a spoonful. A ''cochlearium'' was also a place where snails could be bred for eating.
In modern times, the cochlearium is used by boat bearers in the Latin Rite Latin Rite may refer to:
*The Latin Church, a ''sui iuris'' church of the Catholic Church
*The Latin liturgical rites, a family of Christian rites and uses which includes the Roman Rite
*The Roman Rite
The Roman Rite () is the most common ritua ...
of the Catholic Church to transfer incense
Incense is an aromatic biotic material that releases fragrant smoke when burnt. The term is used for either the material or the aroma. Incense is used for aesthetic reasons, religious worship, aromatherapy, meditation, and ceremonial reasons. It ...
from the "boat" (''navicula'' in Latin
Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...
) to the thurible.
See also
* ''Cignus
Cignus (, meaning "swan"; plural: ''cigni'') is a name used by archaeologists for a type of large Roman metal spoon with a short, curved, handle often formed as the neck and head of a swan. Cigni have been found in a number of Roman sites from t ...
''
* Silver spoon
The English language expression silver spoon is synonymous with wealth, especially inherited wealth; someone born into a wealthy family is said to have "been born with a silver spoon in their mouth". As an adjective, "silver spoon" describes som ...
* Cochlea
The cochlea is the part of the inner ear involved in hearing. It is a spiral-shaped cavity in the bony labyrinth, in humans making 2.75 turns around its axis, the modiolus (cochlea), modiolus. A core component of the cochlea is the organ of Cort ...
, the spiral-shaped part of the human inner ear
References
{{reflist Spoons Latin words and phrases