File:An incomplete Post Medieval bone fid, dating 16th-17th century. (FindID 803610).jpg

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An incomplete Post Medieval bone fid, dating 16th-17th century.
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Museum of London, Kate Sumnall, 2016-09-12 11:13:02
Title
An incomplete Post Medieval bone fid, dating 16th-17th century.
Description
English: An incomplete Post Medieval bone apple corer or fid, dating 18th century. The object is formed from a sheep's metapodial which has been carved using a saw. The proximal end of the bone has been sliced in half to form a scoop, leaving the hollow centre of the bone. The object is missing a substantial part of the scoop. The front of the corer has been decorated with an engraved design consisting of 3 ring and dot motifs in triangle formation above 2 horizontal lines, followed by 3 ring-and dot motifs in a horizontal row above 2 horizontal lines.

Identification by Paul Stokes and he notes that it is identical to one from 18th century Cheam small find <216>

Dimensions: length: 7.29mm; width: 26.9mm; thickness of scoop: 7.56mm; weight: 16.46g.

Depicted place (County of findspot) Greater London Authority
Date between 1700 and 1800
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1700-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1800-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Accession number
FindID: 803610
Old ref: LON-67F623
Filename: FidLON67F623.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/582465
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/582465/recordtype/artefacts
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/803610
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Object location51° 30′ 24.12″ N, 0° 03′ 51.51″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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