Archaeology — Roman
Animal remains, animal bone, musical instrument, tuning peg
Fragment of a bone tuning peg. The upper terminal is triangular in section, with a deep lathe-turning mark at the end. There is a marked shoulder between the terminal and shaft, which is broken well above the mid point.
The peg is considerably smaller than the other example from London (LYD88<88> - Canon Street, EC4) and is likely to have come from a smaller instrument. This was probably a kithara, a member of the lyre family.
- Category:
- Archaeology
- Object ID:
- CO88[4485]<313>
- Object name:
- animal remains, animal bone, musical instrument, tuning peg
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- —
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- Production date:
- Roman
- Material:
bone
- Measurements/duration:
- L 60 mm, L (head) 29 mm, W (head) 14 mm (overall)
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Archaeological archive
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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