knitting-sheath(?)
- Museum number
- 1921,0216.31
- Description
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Knitting sheath/spindle(?); wood; double baluster at end, above pointed finial; shaft carved; ball of wood trapped in middle; top in form of pagan god with bald head; four masks and four hands around body.
- Dimensions
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Length: 33.40 centimetres
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Width: 1.80 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- For information about the donor, Mary Greg, see:
Mitchell, L., 2014. ‘Treasuring things of the least’: Companion Extraordinaire Mary Hope Greg. The Guild of St George Journal, The Companion, 14, pp.10-12
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- Some splitting
- Acquisition date
- 1921
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1921,0216.31