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Early Medieval bone bobbin
Metacarpal of sheep or goat, with transverse peforation, perhaps to be interpreted as a bobbin for winding wool for weaving. The type is well known in Iron Age B contexts.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
62.203/F.15
Find Information
Site Name: Dinas Powis, Vale of Glamorgan
Grid Reference: ST 148 722
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1954-1958
Notes: Cut VI, Layer 3A. Context C/D C: Black, usually greasy soil, with small angular rubble; much bone, charcoal flecking; rich in finds. D: Large, often slabby stones, with smaller stones interspersed; dark humus-soil; relatively few bones or finds.
Acquisition
donation, 14/6/1962
Measurements
minimum length /mm:59
length / mm
thickness / mm:11-13
internal diameter / mm:4
diameter / mm
Techniques
Cut
Drilled
Material
Bone
Location
In store
Categories
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