Dear Marloes,<br> I must admit that thought also passed through my mind when I saw the pieces. I now remember there was information about nails showing up in horns on the Zooarch mailing list that was related to display of butchered cattle. But a practical explanation revolving around everyday objects makes much more sense for your femur caputs. Sthe same kind of unrefine object like you lead filled phalange gaming pieces.<br>
<br>Alice<br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 6:45 AM, Etan Ayalon <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:etana@eretzmuseum.org.il">etana@eretzmuseum.org.il</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<div><span><font face="Arial">Dear
Marloes,</font></span></div>
<div><span><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><font face="Arial">Yours</font></span></div>
<div><span><font face="Arial">Etan
Ayalon</font></span></div>
<div><span><font face="Arial">Eretz Israel Museum, Tel
Aviv, Israel</font> </span></div><br>
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<font face="Tahoma"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:bonetools-bounces@listserv.niif.hu" target="_blank">bonetools-bounces@listserv.niif.hu</a>
[mailto:<a href="mailto:bonetools-bounces@listserv.niif.hu" target="_blank">bonetools-bounces@listserv.niif.hu</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Marloes
Rijkelijkhuizen<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 24, 2009 2:19 PM<div class="im"><br><b>To:</b>
<a href="mailto:bonetools@listserv.niif.hu" target="_blank">bonetools@listserv.niif.hu</a><br></div><b>Subject:</b> [Bonetools] FW: caput with
nail<br></font><br></div><div><div></div><div class="h5">
<div></div>Some photos of the caput.<br> <br>
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From: <a href="mailto:marloesrijkelijkhuizen@hotmail.com" target="_blank">marloesrijkelijkhuizen@hotmail.com</a><br>To:
<a href="mailto:bonetools@listserv.niif.hu" target="_blank">bonetools@listserv.niif.hu</a><br>Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:06:54 +0200<br>Subject:
[Bonetools] caput with nail<br><br>
<p><span lang="EN-GB"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Dear all,</font></font></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"></font></font></span> </p>
<p><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>
<p><span lang="EN-GB"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"></font></font></span> </p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Best wishes, </font></font></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"></font></font></span> </p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Marloes</font></font></span></p><br>
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