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Iron Age antler handle
Fragments of antler tine, with neatly rounded ends, possibly hollowed out longitudinally to form a tube. THe surface is smoothed and polished and decorated with an incised lattice pattern with a transverse groove defining the end. The remains of at least 5 small circular perforations, probably for securing, survive but there is no evidence of the central perforation illustrated. Decorated handles have been recovered from Iron Age sites
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
83.59H/52.1
Find Information
Site Name: Moel Hiraddug, Denbighshire
Grid Reference: SJ0678
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1960-1967
Notes: from excavations by Mr. M. Bevan-Evans. Grid N2A. 12" from surface near inner face.
Measurements
length / mm:40.3 (surviving)
diameter / mm:18
Material
antler
Techniques
cut
polished
incised
carved
Location
In store
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