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Roman bone needle
Needle with long rectangular eye. Conical terminal to its head
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
31.78/7.2
Find Information
Site Name: Caerleon, Newport: Gwent
Date: 1847 / Jul
Notes: Found c. 1849 (onwards) - Castle Villa excavtions.
Acquisition
Donation, 19/2/1931
Measurements
length / mm:89
maximum diameter / mm:5
diameter / mm
length / mm:14 (of eye)
Material
bone
Techniques
carved
Location
Caerleon: Case 15 Health and Leisure
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