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Roman bone pendant
Large wild boar's tusk with a neatly drilled hole towards the root. This suggests that the once formed part of a crecentic ornament composed of two tusks ubited by a metal sheath. Missing most of its surface enamel.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
23.292/5.14
Find Information
Site Name: Segontium, Caernarfon
Grid Reference: SH 485 624
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1920-1923
Notes: Bdg I 2 pit
Acquisition
Donation, 10/10/1936
Measurements
length / mm:97 [broken]
width / mm:24
thickness / mm:12
Material
tusk
Location
In store
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