Bone Utensil Handle

One bone or possibly ivory utensil handle. The handle is cylindrical in shape but the base is a rounded triangle in cross-section. The handle is hard, polished and ivory in color but with much discoloration. There is a circular hole for the shank insertion.

• Object number

  193

• Dimensions

  Thickness 0.74 inches

  Length 2.95 inches

• Animals/objects

  Utensil

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Organic

• Material

  Bone

• Context

  Lot 13 South, Sub-Landfill: River Bottom Silt Deposit (624.193)

• Forms

  Incomplete

  Handle

• Techniques

  Carved