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Description: | Two fragments of worked bone. 1: This fragment has been carved into a fine point, and is semicircular in section. The inner surface of the bone is rough, as expected, but the outer surface is polished, more so towards the point. This may have been done deliberately for decoration or may be the result of a repeated action, such as pushing the point through leather? The object is broken at the broad end. It has a surviving length of 49.76mm, is 10.14mm at the widest point and weighs 2.97g. It is white with grey patches and the tip is significantly darker grey.2: This fragment of tubular bone has been cut with a broad, diagonal point that reveals the hollow centre of the bone. The bone is worn, with little of its original surface surviving. It has a creamy colour and a cork like feel. The broad end is intact. It is 65.72mm long, 19.46mm in diamter at the broad end and weighs 11.41g. Both of these fragments may have been used as pointing tools in some form of manufacture, or they may simply be off cuts from another worked object. Given the association of other material, they are probably Roman in date, though a later date cannot be ruled out.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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