Dear all,<br> I got this letter from Sarah Wilson about what looks to me to be something from red deer antler tine. We have such things from the Bronze Age on in Hungary but Britain is a closed book to me. She seems to think the object is medieval. When you reply please write to both Sarah and the list so we can see the solution together.<br>
<br>Best,<br>Alice<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Wilson Sarah</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Sarah.Wilson@vivacity-peterborough.com">Sarah.Wilson@vivacity-peterborough.com</a>></span><br>
Date: Mon, May 10, 2010 at 12:26 PM<br>Subject: Unusual find<br>To: <a href="mailto:h13017cho@helka.iif.hu">h13017cho@helka.iif.hu</a><br><br><br>
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<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"><font size="2" face="Arial">Dear Alice,</font></span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-gb"><font size="2" face="Arial">I am the Collections Officer at Peterborough Museum in Cambridgeshire England and am responsible for the archaeology collection. The museum team are currently working on a medieval exhibition. As a result I have been searching through the museum’s collection for relevant objects. During this search I came across a piece of worked bone found in Peterborough in the late 19</font></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"><sup><font size="2" face="Arial">th</font></sup></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"><font size="2" face="Arial"> century described as a medieval curved needle or awl – haft end flattened and perforated, and with groove cut across the implement below haft. It is 4.8” long.</font></span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-gb"><font size="2" face="Arial">The finds officer for Cambridgeshire suggested talking to Ian Riddler however I cannot find a contact email for him and wondered if you had one or were able to suggest someone else. I would love to know whether it is in fact medieval and what it was used for.</font></span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-gb"><font size="2" face="Arial">Any help or advice you can offer is appreciated.</font></span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-gb"><font size="2" face="Arial">Best Wishes,</font></span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-gb"><font size="2" face="Arial">Sarah</font></span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"><font size="2" color="#000000" face="Arial"> <<worked bone L248.jpg>> </font></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-gb"><b></b></span><span lang="en-gb"><b></b></span><b><span lang="en-gb"></span></b><a name="12881c0596434bda_"><b><span lang="en-gb"><font color="#000080" face="Tahoma">Sarah Wilson</font></span></b></a><span lang="en-gb"><b></b></span><b><span lang="en-gb"><font color="#000080" face="Arial"><br>
</font></span></b><span lang="en-gb"><b></b></span><span lang="en-gb"><b></b></span><b><span lang="en-gb"><font color="#000080" face="Tahoma">Collections and Interpretation Officer</font></span></b><span lang="en-gb"><b></b></span><b><span lang="en-gb"><font color="#000080" face="Arial"></font></span></b><span lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"><br>
</span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"><font color="#000080" face="Tahoma">Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery</font></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"><font color="#000080" face="Arial"><br>
</font></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"><font color="#000080" face="Tahoma">Priestgate</font></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"><font color="#000080" face="Arial"><br>
</font></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"><font color="#000080" face="Tahoma">Peterborough</font></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"><br>
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</font></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"><font color="#000080" face="Tahoma">Tel: 01733 864663</font></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"><font color="#000080" face="Tahoma">Direct Line: 01733 864709</font></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span></p>
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