Vikings
Craft, industry and trade
Worked Antler
- Period:
- Early Medieval
- Description:
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Pieces of roughly worked antler. the slotted and holed pieces are probably rough handles for tools.
One antler tine has had the surface runnels removed by a knife, and the ends trimmed and sawn, as if in preparation for use as a handle, but was never completed.
The excavations at Whithorn revelaed a number of antler workshops, dating from the 10th to 12th centuries.
- Source:
- The Whithorn Trust
- Digital Number:
- WTAH069a-e
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