Post-Medieval — Post-Medieval; 1485-1714
Piercer
Piercer made of bovine metatarsus bone, right side. Proximal end of the bone and mid-shaft. The mid-shaft towards the distal end has been worked into a point, by removing the anterior, medial and lateral surfaces, to reveal the cancellous structure of the bone. The hole at the proximal end has been enlarged. There is a deep groove cut into the layers of the bone on the medial side. Small square paper label attached.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- 4947
- Object name:
- piercer
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- —
- Related people:
- Related events:
- Related places:
- Production date:
- Post-Medieval; 1485-1714
- Material:
bone
- Measurements/duration:
- L 150 mm, L (point) 30 mm, H 37 mm, DM (hole) 24 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
- License this image:
To license this image for commercial use, please contact the London Museum Picture Library.
Tags
Download image file
You are welcome to download and use this image for free under Creative Commons Licence CC BY-NC 4.0.
Credit: London Museum
To licence this image for commercial use please contact the London Museum Picture Library
Download image file
You are welcome to download and use this image for free under Creative Commons Licence CC BY-NC 4.0.
Credit: London Museum
To licence this image for commercial use please contact the London Museum Picture Library
