<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div><span>Dear Marta, </span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>Thank you for this example. I have </span><span style="background-color: transparent;">one question though; was it designed to be worn? I see no loop in the photos, but is there a perforation in the uppermost arm indicating it could be worn?</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family:
arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>Regards,</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span><br>David</span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Márta Tassi <hadarcska@yahoo.co.uk><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> "Mailing list for archaeologists of the research group for the study of object and waste of bone, antler. ivory and horn." <bonetools@listserv.niif.hu> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Saturday, 29 June 2013, 21:44<br> <b><span style="font-weight:
bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Bonetools] bone cross pendant<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv1376188414"><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Dear David,<br><br>This find isn't from Northern/Western Europe, but from a medieval (11-13th century) hungarian village. The cross is made from antler and came to light in a grave of a child. <br><br>Sincerely,<br>Marta<br><div><span><br></span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Dave Constantine <dkconstantine@btinternet.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">To:</span></b> "Mailing
list for archaeologists of the research group for the study ofobject and waste of bone, antler. ivory and horn." <bonetools@listserv.niif.hu> <br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, 24 June 2013, 12:31<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Subject:</span></b> [Bonetools] bone cross pendant<br> </font> </div> <div class="yiv1376188414y_msg_container"><br>This bone cross was originally found in a confusing mix of contexts and <br>based on that data could be placed anywhere from the 8th - 13th C.<br><br>Stylistically it is similar to the Saxon pectoral crosses of the 7th-9th C, <br>but I am unaware of other finds like it in bone. Does anyone know of <br>similar, more securely dated, bone/antler examples from Northern/Western <br>Europe during the Medieval?<br><br>Regards,<br><br>David Constantine <br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Bonetools mailing list<br><a rel="nofollow"
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