Antiquities

Handle fragment

Number of tool V9630:3

  • Description of use An ornamental bone handle fragment. It is made from a circular bone with a hollow center, featuring rhombus-shaped ornamentation on the outside. Such a handle could have served for a knife or another small tool.
  • Place of archaeological excavation Mežotne Burial Site
Material Bone
Date 10th – 13th century
Location National History Museum of Latvia