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More model informationDog femur from the wreck of the Earl Of Abergavenny.
ID: EOA:2022.90.3 OE378
Collection: Earl of Abergavenny
Classification: Remains
Measurements: Length 135mm Width 35mm
Date made: as yet unknown
Display: not on display
Manufacturer/Creator: as yet unknown
Credit: Portland Museum Trust
This femur is one of several dog bones recovered and suspected to be from the same animal. Comparisons with modern breeds suggest it to be from a terrier sized dog. It is possible that this dog could have been on board as a rat catcher, rats being well documented as a common pest on board ship.
Information courtesy of Ed Cumming and Dr Philip Armitage.
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