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Roman bone hinge
Bone hinge from a piece of furniture or box. This would have been one of several hinges, joined together with a central spindle. Wooden pegs would have jutted out from the two holes to fix it to the lid/door of the piece of furniture.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
60.482/5.1
Find Information
Site Name: Jenkins' Field III, Caerleon
Grid Reference: ST 33 91
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1959
Acquisition
collected officially, 26/10/1960
Measurements
length / mm:97.0
width / mm:21.0
diameter / mm:21.0
Material
Bone
Location
Caerleon: Case 16 Furniture and Fittings
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