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</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Dear all, </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span> </p><font face="Times New Roman">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">During
excavations of a Roman villa in the Netherlands a pit has been excavated which
contains metal weaponry from the late iron age. In this pit a fragment of an
ivory ring or bracelet (?) has been found. It has an estimated diameter of 8
cm, the thickness is 5,8 x 6,7 mm.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Does anyone
know of any parallels or references or anything else? Early medieval examples
are welcome too. <o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman">
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</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Best
wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Marloes<o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman">
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