Accession No
Z 847 A
Description
Small bone handle with carved decoration, perhaps representing an animal. Maybe the handle from a knife. Incised linear decoration on lower portion of handle, including horizontal lines and narrow triangles or points. Clump of corroded iron at base. Cracking at lower portion, with a piece missing there.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; St Andrews Street
Period
?Roman ?Medieval
Source
Hughes, Thomas McKenny (Professor) [collector and ?donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 847 A
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone
Local Term
Measurements
70mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
?Sculpted, ?Carved
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten label attached to object reads: 'Cellar back of Mr. Rances / St Andrews Street Cambridge / TMcKH. 1880.'
Event Date
Author: Sophie Wardle
Context (Field collection)
Found: Cellar at the back of Mr. Rance's. Collected in 1880.
Event Date 1880
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Handle carved with representation of ?animal. There is a lump of corroded iron on the end of the handle.
Event Date 31/8/2001
Author: Sophie Wardle
Context (Analysis)
See Z 40660 for another object with the same provenance.
Event Date 13/1/2024
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Analysis)
Compare 1948.863 D.
Event Date 19/1/2024
Author: Sophie Wardle
Description (Physical description)
Small bone handle with carved decoration, perhaps representing an animal. Maybe the handle from a knife. Incised linear decoration on lower portion of handle, including horizontal lines and narrow triangles or points. Clump of corroded iron at base. Cracking at lower portion, with a piece missing there.
Event Date 19/1/2024
Author: Sophie Wardle
FM:19259
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