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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT

Unique ID: SF4469

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Unidentified object made from the horn core of a sheep or goat. 25 mm from the tip is a neatly drilled 4 mm diameter hole, off-centre through the solid bone. At about 40 mm from the tip, the concave edge of the horn core has been cut away to make the triangular section more nearly circular; this cutaway panel is 38 mm long. 20 mm from the wider butt end, just after the horn core becomes hollow, an oval perforation starts on one side; this seems to have been 10 mm long but most of the other end is missing. The other side is broken away in this area. The entire object is 149 mm long and measures 17 x 13 mm at its widest end. The function of this object is uncertain, but it may be a netting needle. The date is also uncertain; it may be ancient, but also may quite easily be only a century or two old.

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Chronology

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Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 149 mm
Width: 17 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight: 29.49 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st November 2000

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Animal skeletal material

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Babergh (District)
To be known as: SUFFOLK SHOTLEY

Spatial coordinates


Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
General landuse: Coastland
Specific landuse: Saltmarsh

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: SF
Created: 23 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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