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artefact
Object Type
artefact
Museum number
1987,0201.1418
Description
A carved chalk object with 1 deep boring.
Cultures/periods
Middle Bronze Age
(?)
Excavator/field collector
Excavated by:
Mercer, Roger
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Grimes Graves
, 1971 Shaft; Quad 3
Materials
chalk
Technique
bored
Dimensions
Height:
33 millimetres
Length:
39 millimetres
Weight:
27 grammes
Width:
33 millimetres
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
From:
Department of the Environment
(Ancient Monuments Branch/Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission)
Acquisition date
1987
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1987,0201.1418
Additional IDs
Excavation/small finds number:
1971; 759
(Excavation year & small find number)