Accession No
Z 23969 E
Description
A sub-oval shaped piece of shell with a small circular perforation. Some loss; partially reconstructed.
Place
Europe; Southern Europe; Italy; Lake Varese; Isolino
Period
?Bronze Age ?Neolithic
Source
Foster, Walter Kidman [collector and bequeather]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 23969 E
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell
Local Term
Measurements
47mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten labels stuck to objects say either "Isolino Varese W.K.F" or simply "Varese".
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Z 23969 A-E: 'Two disc pottery spindle whorls and the broken half of a third, conical in shape. A broken stone mould. Fragment of a thick pottery ring. Three perforated wooden squares. One perforated shell fragment.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (References)
University of Cambridge, Museum of General and Local Archaeology. (1891). 'The Walter K. Foster Bequest. Catalogue of the Antiquities.' p. 13
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
A sub-oval shaped piece of shell with a small circular perforation. Some loss; partially reconstructed.
Event Date 25/3/2024
Author: Emily Shorter
FM:311181
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