Bronze needle

PART OF:: 30 items of Teutonic bronze age grave goods

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Bronze needle, part of a collection of Teutonic bronze age grave goods, in two display cases, Russian

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Category:: Classical & Medieval Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A630872 Pt18

Materials:: bronze

Measurements:: length 113 mm
diameter 5 mm

type:: needle - piercing tool

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Bronze needle

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