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Indeed, the worn of the "entire broken" end is more moticeable than
the wear of the "last" (complete) hole (it's clear that another, a
"more last" hole was there, and necessarily - the thing won't break
between to holes). The wear of the inter-hole may be due to a
leather strap/band rather than to a thread, for the worn spreads
widely in the hole (and not causing an ogival bay). That makes me
think of an attachment for hanging the piece or, rather, for
attaching something to it, as in a "porte clés". Again, the whole
worn of that end is the more important thing; maybe was the break
rasped first in orther to make it "flat", to get rid of the
irregularity.<br>
<br>
the repeated drill-holes (made with the same drill, I suppose) did
not receive moving thread, string, as they show no worn - but, for
the same rason, they coud have received firm bars of wood, for
instance, as in a ladder. I don't dare to thing that this was just
an exercise of drilling... : after the break, maybe, not before; and
the hole are too regurlarly distrbuited (in line and in
equidistance)<br>
<br>
Inbetween, the clok has run.. I have to stop.<br>
<br>
Your's. <br>
<br>
Le 01/03/2013 13:37, S O'Connor a écrit :
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University of Durham. I have objects like this, but not so
thick, in wood and plastic on which I store my different
coloured threads when I am working on an embroidery
project. However the pattern of wear does not really
support this use. Perhaps the wear and polish at the broken
end suggests a reuse of something originally made for an
entirely different purpose. If you have any suggestions or
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Dear Dr. O'Connor,<br>
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My name is Erik Farrell; I am a student in the MA Artefact
Conservation programme at Durham university, and am
currently working on identifying a bone object for the
Durham Oriental Museum. I suspect it to be either a tool
associated with textile manufacture, or potentially an oddly
shaped spacer bead, but because of the poor survival rate of
textile tools am having a difficult time finding any
comparable examples. I contacted Dr. Mary Brooks here at
Durham, and she recommended I contact you as someone with
expertise in both bone artefacts and textiles.<br>
<br>
The object is made of bone; I am working on getting a
species identification, but have managed to rule out ivory.
It is from Egypt, but it is from an older collection, so I
do not yet have a date range or cultural period.<br>
<br>
You can see in the photos that the broken end is tapered on
the surviving piece, and looks like it would have come to a
point or a rounded point. There are holes along the entire
length, but only the hole at the complete end shows wear; it
looks like it has been worn by a thread passing through the
hole, wrapped around the back end of the object. It is this
wear pattern that makes me think textile manufacture may be
an option. I don't really know what to make of the lack of
comparable wear in the other holes.<br>
<br>
I have attached the artefact photos and a scan of the
archaeological drawing to this email. I am hoping your
background and knowledge of bone objects and textile
production may give some insight on potential uses for this
object. I have also included a couple photos of breaks under
the microscope on the chance that you might be able to give
some insight into what sort of bone this is, but I know that
sort of identification is usually done with the object in
hand. Any information you can give me - even if it is just
speculation on potential uses for a tool of this size and
shape - would be greatly appreciated.<br>
<br>
Thank you very much,<br>
<br>
Erik Farrell</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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