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Roman bone pendant

Fragment of a boars tusk, towards root end, with a neatly drilled hole for attachment. Boar's tusks were frequently formed into crescentic pendants (of amuletic significance) by uniting a matching pair, root-ends together, and securing with a metal sheathing pinned through.

Collection Area

Archaeology & Numismatics

Item Number

84.43H/7.10

Find Information

Site Name: Museum Garden, Caerleon

Grid Reference: ST 33 91
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1983-1985

Acquisition

collected officially, 26/4/1984

Measurements

length / mm:27

Material

Tusk

Location

location verified by MLewis

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