Accession No
TEMP.03106
Description
Bodkin made from bone and possibly an ivory head with 9 bands of possibly tortoise-shell. The head is carved into a monkey-fist knot shape and the opposite end is worked to a dull point.
Place
?Europe
Period
?Post Medieval ?19th Century
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
TEMP.03106
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone; ?Ivory; ?Tortoise-shell
Local Term
Measurements
190mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
See 'Report on Collections Research and Cataloguing Project on Post Medieval 'To Be Disposed Of' Material' by David Kay in the archive (Doc.474) for background information.
Event Date 2019
Author: Genevieve Holt
Description (Physical description)
Bodkin made from bone and possibly an ivory head with 9 bands of possibly tortoise-shell. The head is carved into a monkey-fist knot shape and the opposite end is worked to a dull point.
Event Date 28/10/2024
Author: Genevieve Holt
FM:320539
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