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<DIV><SPAN class=450084204-25082009><FONT face=Arial>Dear
Marloes,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=450084204-25082009><FONT face=Arial>This piece could be the
pommel on top of the handle of a simple dagger or knife. Its bottom
seems too rough to be a spindle whorl. A handle of a lid or even a drawer is
also a possibility.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=450084204-25082009><FONT face=Arial>Yours</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=450084204-25082009><FONT face=Arial>Etan
Ayalon</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=450084204-25082009><FONT face=Arial>Eretz Israel Museum, Tel
Aviv, Israel</FONT> </SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> bonetools-bounces@listserv.niif.hu
[mailto:bonetools-bounces@listserv.niif.hu] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Marloes
Rijkelijkhuizen<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 24, 2009 2:19 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
bonetools@listserv.niif.hu<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Bonetools] FW: caput with
nail<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Some photos of the caput.<BR> <BR>
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From: marloesrijkelijkhuizen@hotmail.com<BR>To:
bonetools@listserv.niif.hu<BR>Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:06:54 +0200<BR>Subject:
[Bonetools] caput with nail<BR><BR>
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<P class=EC_MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Dear all,</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=EC_MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=EC_MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Does anyone have an idea of the purpose of a cattle caput
femoris, with a metal nail through it? It is dated to the 17th century and has
been found in a cess pit in the Netherlands.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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face="Times New Roman"></FONT></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=EC_MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Best wishes, </FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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face="Times New Roman"></FONT></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=EC_MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Marloes</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P><BR>
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