[Bonetools] bone object ID

[spa105 at york.ac.uk]

Dear all,

First up, hello again to those of you I've not spoken to for a while.

Now, I have an object that I hope someone might be able to help me with
(image attached). It's the proximal end of a sheep metapodial, with a
central perforation, and broken midshaft. However, unlike typical early
medieval socketed points, it seems to have a wide, well-made,
circumferential groove (?possibly lathe-turned).

The context is early medieval, but I wondered if this might be Roman? I
couldn't find a close parallel in Sabine's Augusta Raurica volume, or any of
my standards over here. So, any ideas? Is it familiar to anyone? Am I
missing something obvious?

I'd be very grateful for any thoughts, though of course I understand if you
don't have time.

Sincerely

Steve Ashby
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