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Object Number
40-77-40/9701
Display Title
Needle
Descriptions
Object Description
Bone awl or needle, broken at perforation, with parial perforation below break. 8.1 cm. (length)
Inventory Description
Organic, bone perforator, awl or needle, broken at pert., partially perf. below
Classification
- Raw Material
- Perforator
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Early Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
/
Slovenia
Intrasite
Isolated finds
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 8 x 0.6 x 0.4 cm (3 1/8 x 1/4 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
40-77-40/9701
Provenance
Provenance
Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg
(?)
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