Accession No
Z 21362
Description
A bone fid. A piece of bone carved into a long conical shape. Smooth indents along the length. Red staining, possibly a wear pattern or from being in contact with iron.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Soham
Period
Anglo Saxon
Source
Cambridge Antiquarian Society [donor]; Lethbridge, Thomas Charles [excavator]; Tebbutt, Charles Frederick [excavator]; Leaf, C. S. [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 21362
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone
Local Term
Measurements
90mm
Events
Context (References)
Lethbridge, T.C. (1933). 'Anglo-Saxon Burials at Soham, Cambridgeshire'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. 33. pp 152-163
Event Date 1933
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (CMS Context)
A fid is the bone equivalent of a steel marlin spike. Both are used for modifying lengths of twisted fibre; Found: Anglo Saxon cemetery; Collected by: Lethbridge.T.C
Event Date 29/4/1987
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Bone fid
Event Date 29/4/1987
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
A bone fid. A piece of bone carved into a long conical shape. Smooth indents along the length. Red staining, possibly a wear pattern or from being in contact with iron.
Event Date 21/4/2021
Author: Emily Shorter
FM:19581
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