Lace-making implement or ornamental distaff

Classification

distaff

Culture

Roman

Dimensions

length: 13.3 cm; diameter: 1.4 cm

Period

Roman Imperial Period

Material

antler ; red deer bone

Iconography

pinecone ; egg-and-dart motif

Findspot

Budapest, 3rd district, Old Gas Factory ; Aquincum, Eastern foreground of the Civil Town

Present location

Budapest, Aquincum Museum, Roman Collection

Inventory

50834

ID

Hyp-4730

References

T. Bíró et. al. 2012, no. 246.

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