Post-Medieval — 1485-1714
Game piece
Bone spindle whorl or game piece, surface decorated with concentric circles and a circumferential band of ring and dot motifs around the edge. There is a large central perforation. Flat discoid section of cattle mandible. The disc has been cut from the angle. of the jaw and the cancellous tissue and mandibular foramen can be seen in section.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- A16781
- Object name:
- game piece
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- —
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- Production date:
- 1485-1714
- Material:
bone
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 48 mm, D 10 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:
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