that the tiny metal spoon was an earwax removal tool, sometimes described as an ear pick or ear spoon.
Small metal instruments designed for personal grooming and ear cleaning have existed in different forms across various cultures and historical periods.
Some traditional ear picks have a narrow shaft with a tiny scoop or spoon-shaped tip. Depending on their design, they may resemble miniature utensils rather than anything you’d expect to find in a kitchen.
That makes the theory plausible enough to investigate.
However, the object’s size alone doesn’t establish its
