This small ivory or bone object has a hole near the top, suggesting it may be a needle. However, the three scales around it perhaps indicate a different or dual use. It was found in the Lewis cabinet inside a wooden case, but the case is too small for it and so is presumably a later home. If you can help us identify this object, please get in touch via exhibitions@lib.cam.ac.uk or #ulCuriousObjects.

From the Lewis cabinet