[Bonetools] Roman drilled antler artifact

[Julia Gerken]

HI Lorant,
 
I only could open one of your pictures. Is the inside cut flat? I have similar antler pieces in an Iron Age context. To describe them I call them perforated plates because they could have been used as knife handles (check for metal traces on the inside and/or in the holes, also if you find antler pegs which might fit in the holes) or as furniture decoration/blend for joining parts. Hope that is of any help. Any more ideas are highly appreciated.
 
Good Luck,
Julia> Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:50:30 -0700> From: v_lorant at yahoo.com> To: bonetools at listserv.iif.hu> Subject: [Bonetools] Roman drilled antler artifact> > Dear collegues,> Could anyone tell me what was the function of the> object below. As you can see this object is made of> antler and it is drilled very regulary on each side.> The problem is that this artifact came out from a> clear Roman context from the city of Roman Napoca.> Until now I didn't really find any analogy for it, and> the dense drilled decoration makes the object unuseful> from a practical point of view.> Any idea is wellcome!> Thank You!> Lorant Vass> > > ____________________________________________________________________________________> Looking for last minute shopping deals? > Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping
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