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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