Accession No

Z 23969 D.3


Description

A square of wood with a circular perforation in one corner. Coated in shiny clear substance.


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 D.3


Cultural Affliation


Material

Wood


Local Term


Measurements

45mm


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 square of wood with a circular perforation in one corner. Coated in shiny clear substance.
Event Date 25/3/2024
Author: Emily Shorter


FM:311189

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