Accession No

1913.250


Description

A fine, pointed bone pin or needle with a rectangular head and slightly rounded point, in two fragments; a circular hole is present in the head. Object has been repaired in two places; one repair is stable and one has failed.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Barrington; ?Hooper's Field


Period

Anglo Saxon


Source

Conybeare, John William Edward (Rev.) [collector and donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1913.250; MAA: Z 16110.5; AR 1913.145


Cultural Affliation


Material

Bone


Local Term


Measurements

87mm


Events

Context (Display)
Z 16110.4-5 were previously mounted together on board for display (see Hilton 1961 for image).
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Record for Z 16110[.1-5]: '3 spindlewhorls. 2 bone pins'
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Description (Physical description)
Accession Register for 1913.249-250: '... two bodkins with flat triangular heads...'
Event Date 1913
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Context (References)
Hilton, Patricia. (1961). The Cemeteries at Barrington and Haslingfield in Relation to the Anglo-Saxon Settlement of England. (Unpublished PhD thesis). University of Leeds, Leeds. No. B112
Event Date 1961
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
One pin broken in half.
Event Date 5/1/2001
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Description (Physical description)
A fine, pointed bone pin or needle broken in two places and repaired, one repair is stable the other has failed.
Event Date 20/2/2020
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Description (Physical description)
A fine, pointed bone pin or needle with a rectangular head and slightly rounded point, in two fragments; a circular hole is present in the head. Object has been repaired in two places; one repair is stable and one has failed.
Event Date 4/5/2021
Author: Jazmin Hundal


Context (Amendments / updates)
At an unknown stage this object became disassociated from its original accession number (1913.250) and was reaccessioned as Z 16110.5. It has been matched by the description and process of elimination.
Event Date 22/2/2022
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


FM:286653

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