[Bonetools] Ship-shaped bone votive offering (?)

[Alice Choyke]

Dear Juan Antonio,
        I have no idea what this is or from what cultural context but the
object is really incredibly elegant!

Alice

On Wed, May 21, 2025, 18:05 LOPEZ PADILLA, JUAN ANTONIO <
japadi at diputacionalicante.es> wrote:

> Dear Colleagues,
>
> I would like to show you an archaeological object made of bone,
> unfortunately without any context, in the hope that some of you can help me
> assign it to a particular time period and cultural framework.
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> It is a jawbone that appears to depict a ship with a horse-headed figure
> on the prow.
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> I would be very grateful for any information you could provide on similar
> bone objects.
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> Kind regards to all
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> Juan
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> Juan Antonio López Padilla
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> MARQ Museo Arqueológico de Alicante
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> Difusión y Exposiciones
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> Telf. 965149000. Ext. 7208
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> Pl. Gómez Ulla s/n
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> 03013 Alicante
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