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Original scientific paper

Roman bone needles for sewing, knitting and embroidering from the collection of bone items at the Museum of Slavonia in Osijek

Marina Kovač ; marina.kovac@mso.hr


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Abstract

The storerooms of the Museum of Slavonia in Osijek hold a large number of Roman bone objects, among which are needles for sewing, knitting and embroidering. These needles are stored in the Antiquity Subdivision of the Archaeological Department and form part of the Collection of Bone Items. The needles presented in this paper were acquired by the Museum at the end of the 19th and in the first half of the 20th century. Since there is no archaeological context for them, the needle analysis here relies on a general chronological framework of the certain types. This paper analyzes 163 Roman bone needles from the area of ancient Mursa in catalog form.

Keywords

bone; acus; Roman bone needles for sewing, knitting and embroidering; technique; technology; workshops; typology; Museum of Slavonia; Mursa; Osijek

Hrčak ID:

94548

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/94548

Publication date:

31.12.2012.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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