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Flute

This instrument was found at the Department of the Environment excavation site at Bonhunt Farm, Wicken Bonhunt, Essex, between 1971-1974. It is a fragment of an end-blown bone flute (lower part only), with 3 fingerholes (probably four), made from the tibia of a sheep/goat.

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    1000–1199
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    Saffron Walden Museum
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  • Place of production:
    United Kingdom
  • Culture:Anglo-Saxon
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  • Repository:Saffron Walden Museum
  • Measurements:Height: 65mm