[Bonetools] medieval object

[Sonia O'Connor]

Dear Annick and Dave,

I agree that it looks like a container but I was thinking about a powder horn.  I remember Marloes showing me a similar shaped example from Holland. Can you send some move views?

Sonia

Dr Sonia O'Connor PhD FSA FIIC ACR Honorary Visiting Fellow, University of York
Post-doctoral Researcher
Archaeological Sciences
Division of AGES,
University of Bradford
Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7 1DP, UK

tel 01274 23 6498

From: Bonetools [mailto:bonetools-bounces at listserv.niif.hu] On Behalf Of Dave Constantine
Sent: 10 October 2014 15:34
To: Mailing list for archaeologists of the research group for the study of object and waste of bone, antler. ivory and horn.
Subject: Re: [Bonetools] medieval object


Hello Annick,

It looks like a “salt container” of the Early Medieval. Similar containers of antler (and sometimes bone) are found around Germany, Switzerland, Poland and even the Netherlands etc. An interesting article on them can be found at http://www.academia.edu/2899033/Cum_grano_salis_-_Salt_and_prestige._Late_Viking_Age_and_Early_Medieval_T-shaped_and_Cylindrical_Salt_Containers_2007_

Regards,

David Constantine
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Sent: Friday, October 10, 2014 3:18 PM
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Subject: [Bonetools] medieval object


Hello everyone,

I'm looking for comparables that object antler found in the Somme, in a context X-XI S, on a rural habitat.
It could be an abbot ferrule or "tau", or simply a stick of highly decorated shepherd. Do you see parallels?
I thank you in advance.
sincerely



Annick Thuet

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