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T-shaped object . THe pedicle is smoothed and apparently battered, possibly through use as a hammer. The main beam hasbeen modified, about half the circumference of the beam remaining, tapering to a quarter. The internal spongy tissue is absent creating a socket of C-shaped section. The end, and part fo the side, of this socket is smoothed and polished by use. At the base of the beam there is a pronounced groove within which the surface is polished. There is also a slightl notch half way along the socket, also polished. Both groove and notch probably relate to some form of skin or plant binding which has held something in the socket forming a composite tool. The bez tine is broken. At its mid-point, and to a lesser extent at its end, the surface is polished; this may relate to its use as a handle.