Flute
- Description
- Many fragments of medieval bone flutes have been excavated in Exeter. This one, shown on the right in the photograph, is made from a bird’s tibia, possibly a swan. It has two finger-holes.
- Accession Loan No.
- 300/1988/B1
- Collection Class
- Exeter archaeology
- Common Name
- flute
- Simple Name
- flute
- Full Name
- flute; tibia; swan
- Dimensions
- whole length 120 mm; whole W 15 mm; whole H 10 mm
- Period Classification
- Medieval (1200-1500)
- Production Year Low
- 1100
- Production Year High
- 1200
- Family Group
- Material
- bone (bird)
- Collector / Excavator
- Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit
- Collection Site Name
- Trichay Street
- Collection Town
- Exeter
- Collection County
- Devon
- Collection Country
- United Kingdom: England
- Collection Area Region
- Northern Europe
- Collection Continent
- Europe
