[Bonetools] Ear ornament

[Thanik Lertcharnrit]

Dear Alice,

Thanks for your reply and comment. Sorry, I didn’t put a scale in the photos, but the diameter is ca. 5-6 cm, it is quite large. The prototype of this ear spool appears in Neolithic, about 4,000 years ago, in Thailand and Mainland Southeast Asia.

Best,
Thanik

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> On 11 Aug BE 2561, at 1:17 AM, Alice Choyke <choyke at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Don't laugh but late prehistoric North American (Mississipian  Culture), Meso and South America has similar objects which are called ear spools. This is obviously something that was invented and reinvented a number of times closer to your region. What is the scale?
> 
> Best,
> Alice
> 
>> On Fri, Aug 10, 2018 at 7:39 PM, Thanik Lertcharnrit <thanik.lertcharnlit at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I made a visit to a small local high school museum in Lopburi province, east-central Thailand today and found this interesting item. I believe it is a marine shell ear ornament dating to late prehistoric period, ca. 2000-2500 BP, in the context of Southeast Asia, and is a grave offering. I wonder if anyone has seen similar item.
>> 
>> Best,
>> Thanik
>> 
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>> Department of Archaeology
>> Silpakorn University
>> Bangkok 10200
>> Thailand
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