[Bonetools] FW: caput with nail

[Alice Choyke]

Dear Marloes,
   I must admit that thought also passed through my mind when I saw the
pieces. I now remember there was information about nails showing up in horns
on the Zooarch mailing list that was related to display of butchered cattle.
But a practical explanation revolving around everyday objects makes much
more sense for your femur caputs. Sthe same kind of unrefine object like you
lead filled phalange gaming pieces.

Alice



On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 6:45 AM, Etan Ayalon <etana at eretzmuseum.org.il>wrote:

>  Dear Marloes,
> This piece could be the pommel on top of the handle of a simple dagger or
> knife. Its bottom seems too rough to be a spindle whorl. A handle of a lid
> or even a drawer is also a possibility.
> Yours
> Etan Ayalon
> Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel
>
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> *From:* bonetools-bounces at listserv.niif.hu [mailto:
> bonetools-bounces at listserv.niif.hu] *On Behalf Of *Marloes Rijkelijkhuizen
> *Sent:* Monday, August 24, 2009 2:19 PM
> *To:* bonetools at listserv.niif.hu
> *Subject:* [Bonetools] FW: caput with nail
>
> Some photos of the caput.
>
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> From: marloesrijkelijkhuizen at hotmail.com
> To: bonetools at listserv.niif.hu
> Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:06:54 +0200
> Subject: [Bonetools] caput with nail
>
> Dear all,
>
>
>
> Does anyone have an idea of the purpose of a cattle caput femoris, with a
> metal nail through it? It is dated to the 17th century and has been found in
> a cess pit in the Netherlands.
>
>
>
> Best wishes,
>
>
>
> Marloes
>
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