Accession No
Z 30842 B
Description
Worked antler tine, with a socket at the end of the right angle, possibly a handle.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Mill Lane; University Press
Period
?Medieval
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 30842 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Antler
Local Term
Measurements
72mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten label affixed to object reads: 'University Press Extension, Mill Lane 1928.'
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou
Context (Field collection)
Found in digging foundations of the University Press Extension, Mill Lane in October 1928.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 30842 [A-B]: '3 handles: 1 strap, 1 thin, 1 green glazed and possibly Scarborough ware. Also a pipe-shaped bone fragment ?fitting (antler fine [sic - tine]).'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Analysis)
The bone is possibly mediaeval.
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou
Context (Related Documents)
Handwritten note found with object reads: 'Found in digging foundation of New Building. University Press. Mill Lane 1928.'
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou
Description (Physical description)
Worked antler tine, with a socket at the end of the right angle, possibly a handle.
Event Date 6/10/2023
Author: Danlei Zhou
FM:304529
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