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Roman bone hinge
Cylindrical bone object from the metacarpal of an ox. There are two holes evenly spaced along the length of the object. The bone has been turned on a lathe. Now identified as a hinge from a piece of furniture, it has been suggested that this was a cheek-piece of a bridle (Nash-Williams, 1932, Archaeologia Cambrensis).
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
32.60/8.1
Find Information
Site Name: Prysg Field, Caerleon
Grid Reference: ST 33 91
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1927-1929
Acquisition
donation, 6/2/1932
Measurements
length / mm:74.5
width / mm:20.0
maximum diameter / mm:21.0
diameter / mm
Material
Bone
Location
in collections
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