Carved Bone Utensil Handle

One bone utensil handle fragment, probably from a knife or fork. The handle is made from bone carved with diagonal lines on either side and enclosing the heavily rusted iron tang from the utensil.

• Object number

  76.1

• Dimensions

  Thickness 0.54 inches

  Length 1.33 inches

  Width 0.66 inches

• Animals/objects

  Utensil

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Composite

• Material

  Iron

  Bone

• Context

  Lot 13 South, Deposit Above Horizontal Wooden Boards (624.76)

• Forms

  Incomplete

  Handle

• Techniques

  Carved