Bone hairpin (?), or spindle (?), decorated
- Made:
- 100 BCE-200 CE in Roman Empire
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Bone hairpin (?), or spindle (?), decorated with woman's bust, with separate bone ring, Roman, Europe, 100 BC to 200 AD
Details
- Category:
- Classical & Medieval Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A624625
- Materials:
- bone
- Measurements:
-
length 123 mm
head: width 20 mm
head: thickness 13 mm
whorl: diameter 25 mm
- type:
- hairpin
