Casgliadau Arlein
Amgueddfa Cymru
Chwilio Uwch
Early Medieval bone needle
Bone needle with a broad flat head with circular perforation. The pointed end snapped off anciently, and the stump was then crudely trimmed to a blunt point, presumably for use as a peg. The head is more carefully worked than is usual on Celtic needles.
Pwnc
Rhif yr Eitem
Gwybodaeth am y darganfyddiad
Enw'r Safle: Dinas Powis, Vale of Glamorgan
Nodiadau: Cut XV, Layer 4A. Context C C: Black, usually greasy soil, with small angular rubble; much bone, charcoal flecking; rich in finds.