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Pointed Bone

-3800/-2500

National Museum of Archaeology, Malta

National Museum of Archaeology, Malta
Valletta, Malta

Pointed worked bone indicates that this material was used to produce a variety of tools. It was most probably used to incise the decoration on pottery, stone and also for sewing cloth.

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  • Title: Pointed Bone
  • Date Created: -3800/-2500
  • Location: Tarxien Temples
  • Medium: Bone
  • Showcase room: Neolithic Display, Showcase 22
  • Photographed by: Stephen Psaila
  • Period: Temple Period
  • Inventory number: 9257
National Museum of Archaeology, Malta

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