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Bone button
Bone button
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Bone button

Date3800-2000 BC
PeriodŻebbuġ phase, Late Neolithic
Classification(s)
Object TypeBone button
Registration Number32131
DescriptionDouble 'V'-perforated button; bares staining with red ochre inside the perforations.Material
Cuttlebone
Technique
Worked bone
Dimensions(L) 2.5 x (W) 0.9 cmProvenanceXagħra Circle, Żebbuġ rock-cut tomb, East chamberPublished ReferencesMalone, Caroline, et al. Mortuary customs in prehistoric Malta. Excavations at the Brochtorff Circle at Xagħra (1987-94). McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, 2009. 273, 276, 441.
Alternate ID Numbers
  • Excavation Reference SF324
  • HM Object Number 32131
Online Collections
Public Access
On view
MuseumGozo Museum of Archaeology
Location
  •   Gozo Museum of Archaeology, Ground Floor, Room 2 - Neolithic, Showcase 3
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