[Bonetools] Bone pendant

[Simeun Srdanović]

Dear Jie,
thank you for the answer.

That is a very interesting interpretation I started to read about
yesterday, indeed!

Thank you for advices, I will recheck traces!

Kindest regards,

Simeun


сре, 15. апр 2026. у 01:08 Jie Shen <jieshen9 at stanford.edu> је написао/ла:

> Dear Simeun,
>
> Thanks for sharing this interesting object. I totally agreed with the idea
> that it may imitate a knife/dagger considering the guard and the butt. I
> just want to add a little bit upon Alice's discussion,the photo does not
> show the details of cuttign edge or blade tip, if there's any use-wears
> that may tell us if the object was put into uses for just function as
> ornament. And the length of blade seems to be shorter than handle, which
> may indicate it imitates the hunter's knife or tool knife instead of a
> combat knife. Also, if the object is not thoroughly cleaned, you may still
> have the chance to collect some residue samples from the drilled hole which
> will tell you if the stirngs used to hang the object are made of some types
> of plant fibers.
>
> Hope your research goes well!
>
> Best,
> Jie
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> Simeun Srdanović <simosrdanovic at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 14, 2026 04:20
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> *Subject:* Re: [Bonetools] Bone pendant
>
> Dear dr Choyke, thank you for the literature, I am sure it will be more
> than enough for the start! Kindest regards, Simeun уто, 14. апр 2026. у 12:
> 41 Alice Choyke <choyke@ gmail. com> је написао/ла: Dear Simeun, There is
> a new interest in
> Dear dr Choyke,
> thank you for the literature, I am sure it will be more than enough for
> the start!
>
> Kindest regards,
>
> Simeun
> уто, 14. апр 2026. у 12:41 Alice Choyke <choyke at gmail.com> је написао/ла:
>
> Dear Simeun,
>     There is a new interest in this subject. I published a paper on the
> subject some years ago which I am attaching here. I failed to include
> imitation where the size is deliberately altered (from normal size to
> bigger especially). Miniaturization is evident from your example as well.
>
> Best,
> Alice
>
> On Tue, Apr 14, 2026 at 12:11 PM Simeun Srdanović <simosrdanovic at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Dear dr Choyke,
>
> Firstly, I would like ti express my excitement for your rapid answer!
> Thank you! This is very intersting POV, indeed!
>
> I will definitely try to study this subject! (Imitation of objects). Do
> you maybe have any starting literature to suggest, I would be very
> grateful! If you have time, of course.
>
> Otherwise, I will do it myself!
>
> Thank you once again!
>
> Kindest regards,
>
> Simeun
>
> уто, 14. апр 2026. у 11:45 Alice Choyke <choyke at gmail.com> је написао/ла:
>
> Dear Simeun,
>       First of all, I think your 'bone' pendant is made from  antler -
> probably red deer or moose. Secondly, it looks rather new - there is
> certainly not much wear around the hole. It was obviously meant to be
> suspended but frankly, it reminds me of late Neolithic, Chalcolithic and
> even Bronze age antler objects (from Hungary and Switzerland at least) made
> in imitation of composite objects. Imitation is an interesting subject and
> meant to enhance or draw attention to some intrinsic social value of the
> imitated object. For example - here is a little axe-blade shaped  object,
> manufactured out of bone and also meant to be suspended from a MBA context
> in Hungary. What is being imitated would either be a polished stone blade
> or a bronze axe-blade, not because metal blades were not widely available
> but because the shape holds layers of social meaning , the details of which
> can only be guessed about. Your object, to my eye looks like a hafted blade
> (knife?).
>
> Alice
> [image: image.png]
>
> On Tue, Apr 14, 2026 at 10:31 AM Simeun Srdanović <simosrdanovic at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Dear all,
>
> firstly, I hope you are all doing well!
>
> I have attached a photo of a app. 5cm long bone artefact, which was
> interpreted as a bone pendant.
>
> In relation to this, I wanted to ask you for opinion or analogies, if you
> are familiar with it.
>
> Thank you in advance!
>
>
> Kindest regards,
>
>
> Simeun Srdanović
>
>
>
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