Pin

Description

Bulbed unperforated pin of bone, from Quoyness chambered cairn, Sanday, Orkney, Late Neolithic, 3100 - 2500 BC

Museum reference

X.EO 135

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Pin

Date

Late Neolithic

Materials

Bone

Physical description

Bone; round and tapering; polished surface and small projecting knob on one side

Collection place(s)

Quoyness, Els Ness, Sanday, Orkney, Scotland, Northern Europe

Links to other web pages

Canmore

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