<div>It certainly is the right size and shae for the objects used as parchment prickers for laying out manuscripts. Is the idea of the excavator that this tool would be used on a wax tablet for scores?</div><div> </div><div>
Alice<br><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 2:27 PM, Marloes Rijkelijkhuizen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:marloesrijkelijkhuizen@hotmail.com" target="_blank">marloesrijkelijkhuizen@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Dear all,<br>
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Thank you for your comments. I have received some pictures from another viewpoint.<br>
The excavator thinks it could be writing equipment for keeping scores for example. <br>
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The date is uncertain, but late medieval. The context is the court of a castle. <br>
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With best wishes,<br>
Marloes<br> <br>
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Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 09:14:47 +0200<br>From: <a href="mailto:choyke@ceu.hu" target="_blank">choyke@ceu.hu</a><br>To: <a href="mailto:bonetools@listserv.niif.hu" target="_blank">bonetools@listserv.niif.hu</a><div><div class="h5">
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<div>Marloes - is there any kind of provenience or date on that object?</div>
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<div>On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 8:45 AM, Etan Ayalon <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:etana@eretzmuseum.org.il" target="_blank">etana@eretzmuseum.org.il</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font face="Arial">Perhaps it's too thick and short to be a [hair pin]? possibly a stylus? As for the dice, keep in mind their connection to <u>luck</u>, so why not carve it on an object, like a <em>hamsa </em>(hand palm) and many other symbols?</font></span></div>
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<div>That is one of the wierdest things I have ever seen.</div>
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<div>Alice<br><br></div>
<div>On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 2:07 PM, Marloes Rijkelijkhuizen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:marloesrijkelijkhuizen@hotmail.com" target="_blank">marloesrijkelijkhuizen@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Dear all,<br> <br>A question from a German colleague. <br>This object is 6,6 cm long, diameter of the shaft is 0,4 cm. The dice are circa 0,6 x 0,7 cm. <br> <br>Has anyone of you seen such a piece before, or has any other information? <br>
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