Bone

Object/Artifact

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Toronto's First Post Office

Name/Title

Bone

Entry/Object ID

2008.5.31.1-5

Tags

Natural History Specimens

Description

Five pieces of bone, probably from cattle, as follows: .1: jaw bone with five teeth, hole down centre; .2: large bone, seems to have been cut at one end, hole down centre, very porous interior; .3: bone with ball joint at one end, other end appears to be broken, very porous interior; .4: small bone, crescent shaped; .5: as above, one end broken; .4 and .5 appear to have been one bone split down centre.

Dimensions

Height

0.1 cm

Width

13 cm

Depth

52 cm

Dimension Notes

.1: 13 x 5 x 2; .2: 16 x 9.3 x 4; .3: 13 x 4 x 1.5; .4: 6.7 x 0.8 x 0.8; .5: 5.1 x 1.1 x 0.4

Update Date

August 4, 2025