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Description: | A possible wrist guard or bracer made from bone. In plan it is rectangular and in section it is a slight crescent. One terminal has three circular holes in a row measuring 3.9mm diameter. This terminal has slightly rounded corners and the edge is slightly bevelled on the upper surface and straight and flat on the edge. The opposite terminal is a cut edge, which has a cut mark alongside it. The surface of the guard has a well developed shiny patina. It measures 44.86mm long, 21.09mm wide, 4.77mm thick and weighs 5.6g.The identification of a wrist guard or bracer is very tentative for a number of reasons. Usually the identification of a wrist guard for archery is a misnomer as the evidence does not support this use (Fokkens, H. et al 2008 'Bracers or Bracelets? About the Functionality and Meaning of Bell Beaker Wrist-guards' Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society Vol. 74 pp.109-140). Also the examples in the article are made of stone whereas the recorded artefact is bone. The artefact could be dated to the late Neolithic or early Bronze Age, but this is far from certain.
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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