Post-Medieval — 1485-1714
Bone, pinner's bone
Pinner's bone. Bovine metatarsal, right side, fused. The lateral and medial sides at the distal end have been sawn off. The bone has broken in the joint above the foramen. There are facets cut in to the shaft at the proximal end with eleven grooves cut into the longitudinal axis. There are file marks on every side. The bone marrow cavity has been enlarged at the proximal end; and there are file marks around the circumference.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- 4921
- Object name:
- bone, pinner's bone
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- —
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- Production date:
- 1485-1714
- Material:
bone
- Measurements/duration:
- L 171 mm, W 36 mm, H 26 mm (overall)
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 40%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
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