[Bonetools] odd ostrich object

[SIDERA Isabelle]

I entirely agree whith Sonia's proposal. The same technique is  
applied for doing mesolithic and neolithic hooks and for emptying rings.

Best wishes to all for 2009, Isabelle Sidéra




Le 7 janv. 09 à 18:02, S O'Connor a écrit :

> Dear Alice,
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> I think that the piece of ostrich shell might not be so much a  
> functional or decorative object in itself, but a waste piece.  If  
> you want to cut a large circular hole in the egg you could drill a  
> ring of holes and then break or saw through the narrow gaps between  
> the drill holes.  I’ve done something like this in wood to attach a  
> lock when I didn’t have the correct tool cut a single hole with a  
> large enough diameter. This process produces a waste piece like the  
> one you have and would leave a hole of roughly the right shape  
> which could then be filed and sanded to form a circular opening.
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> Happy New Year.
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> Sonia
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> Dr Sonia O'Connor FIIC ACR
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> X-Radiography of Textiles, Dress and Related Materials by Sonia  
> O'Connor and Mary BrooksCheck it out at http://books.elsevier.com/ 
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> From: bonetools-bounces at listserv.niif.hu [mailto:bonetools- 
> bounces at listserv.niif.hu] On Behalf Of h13017cho at helka.iif.hu
> Sent: 04 January 2009 18:56
> To: bonetools at listserv.niif.hu; etana at eretzmuseum.org.il
> Subject: [Bonetools] odd ostrich object
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> Daniella Bar-Yosef sent this message to the Zooarch list but I  
> thought there might just be someone on the WBRG list who has an  
> idea what this object is (I have sent the image in the attachment  
> but it can also be viewed on the link below). I wonder if it could  
> be some kind of inlay and someone else on the ICAZ mailing list has  
> suggested a pre-form bead.
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> Alice
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> On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 7:56 AM, Daniella Bar-Yosef <  
> baryosef at research.haifa.ac.il > wrote:
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> Hello everyone,
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> I was asked to comment on an artifact made of ostrich egg shell  
> from a Roman site in Israel. I would appreciate your help. Has  
> anyone seen anything similar? I have uploaded the photo in bone  
> comments, see link below.
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> Best wishes for 2009,Daniella Bar-Yosef
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> http://www.alexandriaarchive.org/icaz/icazForum/viewtopic.php? 
> p=1261#1261
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> Dr.Alice M.Choyke
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> H13017cho at niif.hu
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> Department of Medieval Studies
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