Accession No
1900.489 C
Description
Handle made of bone, possibly for an awl. Articulation present at one end and the other worked to form a rhomboidal shaped protrusion. Polished surface with green wash present on one side and incised lines on the worked end. Hole perforated longitudinally through the centre.
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 C
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone
Local Term
Measurements
59mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Label adhered to object reads: '1900.489 C. Awl. Cambridge. Mr. S. J. Freeman'
Event Date
Author: Alana Edgeworth
Description (Labels & Markings)
Old label adhered to object notes: 'Bought of Mr Sadd 1895.' [transcribed 28/8/2001]
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)
Bone handle for ?an awl.
Event Date 28/8/2001
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Handle made of bone, possibly for an awl. Articulation present at one end and the other worked to form a rhomboidal shaped protrusion. Polished surface with green wash present on one side and incised lines on the worked end. Hole perforated longitudinally through the centre.
Event Date 17/1/2024
Author: Alana Edgeworth
FM:19498
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