Accession No
TEMP.03589.1-2
Description
Two bone awls. (.1) Awl with flat, rectangular handle incised in three sections, one with diagonal lines and two with cross-hatching. Finial of ovoid bands, decreasing in size. Short tapering point with reeded top. (.2) Awl with finial in the form of a human hand. Hourglass section below hand with cross-hatching below; smooth tapering point.
Place
Europe
Period
Post Medieval 19th century
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone
Local Term
Measurements
11mm x 70mm
Events
Context (Display)
Objects previously mounted on display board of hardboard, with metal wire.
Event Date
Author: Heather Donoghue
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: Heather Donoghue
Description (Physical description)
Two bone awls. (.1) Awl with flat, rectangular handle incised in three sections, one with diagonal lines and two with cross-hatching. Finial of ovoid bands, decreasing in size. Short tapering point with reeded top. (.2) Awl with finial in the form of a human hand. Hourglass section below hand with cross-hatching below; smooth tapering point.
Event Date 17/3/2025
Author: Heather Donoghue
FM:326074
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