Accession No

2007.453 D.2


Description

Bone thread picker, circular cross section tapering to a point at each end.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; [Huntingdonshire]; Buckden


Period

Anglo Saxon


Source

Addyman, Peter Vincent [excavator and donor]; Tebbutt, Charles Frederick [excavator]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

2007.453 D.2; BUC63/64


Cultural Affliation


Material

Bone


Local Term


Measurements

125mm


Events

Context (Field collection)
Hut C. Small find 91. Excavations at Buckden gravel pits by Peter V. Addyman and Charles F. Tebbutt, 1961-1964. See archive for site reports, plans, etc. (Doc.296-Doc.300). 
Event Date 1961
Author: Lily Stancliffe


Context (References)
Council for British Archaeology. (1963). CBA Group 7 Bulletin 10: Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1963. p. 1 
Event Date 1963
Author: Lily Stancliffe


Context (References)
Council for British Archaeology. (1964). CBA Group 7 Bulletin 11: Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1964. p. 1 
Event Date 1964
Author: Lily Stancliffe


Description (Physical description)
Description for 2007.453 [A-D]: 'BUC61 + BUC63/64 (Box 2) containing pottery and bone artefacts.'
Event Date 2007
Author: Annie McKay


Context (Acquisition Details)
Material excavated by Addyman in the 1960s and only recently donated to the Museum.
Event Date 2007
Author: Annie McKay


Description (Physical description)
Description for 2007.453 D[.1-4]: 'Three bags containing one bone pin, two thread pickers (also known as 'bodkin' or 'weaving tool') and one double-ended bone comb. The central bar is affixed with iron rivets, with a ring and dot motif throughout, excellent condition.'
Event Date 22/8/2018
Author: Annie McKay


Description (Physical description)
Bone thread picker, circular cross section tapering to a point at each end.
Event Date 6/9/2023
Author: Lily Stancliffe


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