Accession No
1900.489 H
Description
Awl made of bone, consisting of an unworked articulated end which tapers towards a worked point. The bone is hollow and a hole is perforated through one side of the bone, possibly relating to muscle attachment.
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 H; MAA: AR 1900.233
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone
Local Term
Measurements
125mm
Events
Context (Display)
Previously mounted on plain paper-wrapped display board with handwritten label.
Event Date
Author: Alana Edgeworth
Description (Physical description)
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 bone, consisting of an unworked articulated end which tapers towards a worked point. The bone is hollow and a hole is perforated through one side of the bone, possibly relating to muscle attachment.
Event Date 17/1/2024
Author: Alana Edgeworth
FM:19496
Images (Click to view full size):
