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WORKED BONE
A. Needles
B. Hairpins
C. Applicator
D. Appliques and Other Objects
NEEDLES:
SITE 10 VILLA
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1. G 10/88 AA 13 D (2)
L 8 cm; Max W .6 cm
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Needle (tip missing). Flat, tapering upper end with a rounded edge,
pierced by two contiguous drilled, circular thread holes. Middle of
needle circular in section.
Pl.1
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2. G 10/88 CC 15 (1)
L 6.1 cm; Max D .4 cm
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Needle. Conical, pointed upper end; tapering shaft, circular in section;
pointed tip. Pierced by two contiguous drilled, circular thread holes.
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3. G 10/89 W 20 L Cun 523 (12) SF no. 89.23
Max L 9.2 cm; Max D .3 cm
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Needle, (top end and tip missing); tapering shaft, circular in section;
pointed tip. Pierced by at least one drilled, circular thread hole.
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4. G 10/85 CC 16 W (8)
Max L 5.8 cm; Max D .4 cm
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Upper two-thirds of needle; tapering shaft, circular in section,
with a conical upper end; pierced by two contiguous drilled, circular
thread holes.
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5. G 10/84 CC 22 (9)
L 9.7 cm; Max D .4 cm
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Needle; conical pointed upper ends tapering shaft, circular in section;
pointed tip. Pierced by two contiguous drilled, circular thread holes.
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NEEDLES:
SITE 11 VILLA
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1. G 11/77 K 19 B (3) SF
no. 77.68
Preserved L 7.6 cm; Max W .7 cm
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Upper two-thirds of needle. Flat, tapering upper end with rounded
upper edge; pierced by two drilled, circular thread holes flanking
a narrow rectangular hole (L .6 cm). Middle of needle circular in
section.
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HAIRPINS:
SITE 10 VILLA
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6. G 10/83
6 A EE 22 C (26) SF no.23.209
Preserved L 9.1 cm; Max D .3 cm
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Pin, broken at each end. Conical, pointed finial; long, tapering
shaft, circular in section.
Pl. 2
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7. G 10/88 AA 13 D (3)
Preserved L 6.9 cm; Max D .8 cm
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Broad-headed pin, broken at its tip. Large, ovoid finial; long shaft,
circular in section, expanding toward the middle, then tapering to
the tip.
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8. G 10/82 CC 15 W (1)
Preserved L 5.8 cm; Max D .5 cm
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Broad-headed pin, broken at its tip. Cylindrical finial, rounded
at its top; long shaft, circular in section, expanding toward the
middle, then tapering to the tip.
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9. G 10/88
AA 13 B (2)
Preserved. L 6.1 cm; Max D .4 cm
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Broad-headed pin, broken at its tip. Description as above.
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10. G 10/86 BB 15 South
A (2) SF no. 86.47
Preserved L 6 cm; Max D .3 cm
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Round-headed pin, broken at its tip. Roughly spherical finial; long
shaft, circular in section, expanding toward the middle, then tapering
to the tip.
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11. G 10/83 V 7 DD 21 N
(3) SF no. 83.145
Preserved L 5.2 cm; Max D .3 cm
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Broad-headed pin, broken at its tip. Roughly cylindrical finial,
rounded at its top; long shaft, circular in section, expanding toward
the middle, then tapering to the tip.
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12. G 10/85 CC 16 B (5)
Preserved L 5.4 cm; Max D .4 cm
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Narrow-headed pin, broken at lower end. Short conical finial, pointed
at its top; long shaft, circular in section, expanding toward the
middle, then tapering to the tip.
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13. G 10/84 CC 22 (9)
Preserved L 5.7 cm; Max D .5 cm
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Broad-headed pin, broken at lower end. Roughly cylindrical finial,
pointed at its top; long shaft, circular in section, tapering to the
tip.
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APPLICATOR OR OTHER TOOL:
SITE 10 VILLA
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14.
G 10/84 CC 22 (9)
L 11.3 cm: W at upper end .5 cm; Max
D .4 cm
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Applicator, stirrer, or
other tool. Long shaft, flat at the upper end, with a rounded top;
otherwise circular in section, with a pointed tip, cut flat on one
side.
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APPLIQUES OR OTHER OBJECTS:
SITE 10 VILLA
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15.
G 10/80 BB 9 G (3) SF no. 80.134
Max L 5. 1 cm; Max H 2. 8 cm; Th .2
cm
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Two curvilinear paired
bone, applique ornaments attached by bronze rivets to an iron box
or other iron furnishing sheathed in iron. Three circular, drilled
holes were used to affix the bone to the box.
Pl. 3
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16. G 10/84 DD 18 (4) and
DD 20 (4) SF no. 84.34, 84.41, 84.67
Max L fragment 8.5 cm; Max H 3 cm;
Th .15 cm
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Nine fragments of flat, horizontal(?) bone, applique or molding strip
for furnishing. Exterior cut and polished with parallel grooves and
ridges; underside left unfinished.
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17. G 10/86 Y 21 B (13)
Max D 3.5 cm; H 1 cm; D hole .6 cm
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Circular bone object, roughly worked on all surfaces, sawed across
the cross section of a bone, On one side, a circular drilled hole.
Function uncertain.
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18. G 10/83 EE 22 C (10)
SF no. 83.43
H 2.4 cm; W 1.8 cm; Depth .8-.9 cm
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Rectangular plaque, with long oval hole surrounded by a cut oval
set-back at its center. Upper edge flat and polished; lower edge sawed
and left unfinished; side edges are curved and polished. A transverse
circular hole is drilled from one side to the other at the bottom
of the object. On the backside; at the top, a cut transverse square
channel, below which is an intaglio cut circular area with a central
depression. Presumably the channel and the circular area were cut
to fit over a metal fitting. Function uncertain, but possibly a plaque
masking a locking mechanism on a box or furnishing.
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