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Early Medieval bone object
Tubular bone object ornamented with shallow grooves, perhaps a bead.
NMB. This object has a large aperture - perhaps too large to use as a straight forward bead. It appears more likely to act as a collar- perhaps locking two composite parts together.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
62.203/F.9
Find Information
Site Name: Dinas Powis, Vale of Glamorgan
Grid Reference: ST 148 722
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1954-1958
Notes: Cut XV, Layer 4A. Context C C: Black, usually greasy soil, with small angular rubble; much bone, charcoal flecking; rich in finds.
Acquisition
donation, 14/6/1962
Measurements
length / mm:22
diameter / mm:19
internal diameter / mm:9-11
diameter / mm
Techniques
Carved
Cut
Drilled
Material
Bone
Location
In store
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