Accession No
1900.489 M
Description
Awl made of polished bone with an articulated end and long shaft which tapers towards a point. Green staining near the articulation, possibly where a piece of copper was once attached.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge
Period
?Neolithic ?Bronze Age ?Iron Age ?Roman ?Anglo Saxon ?Medival ?Post Medieval
Source
Freeman, Samuel J. [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1900.489 M; 3
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone
Local Term
Measurements
135mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten label adhered to object reads: 'Cambridge. Freeman'
Event Date
Author: Alana Edgeworth
Context (Display)
Previously mounted on plain paper-wrapped display board with handwritten label.
Event Date
Author: Alana Edgeworth
Description (Physical description)
Polished bone awl
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register for 1900.489 [A-M]: 'Thirteen bone awls, ?socketed, etc.'
Event Date 1900
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Awl made of polished bone with an articulated end and long shaft which tapers towards a point. Green staining near the articulation, possibly where a piece of copper was once attached.
Event Date 17/1/2024
Author: Alana Edgeworth
FM:19493
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