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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I agree. This looks more like horn but a detailed close of the sides, edges and particularly the dark interior might help confirm this.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Sonia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dr Sonia O'Connor
</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#1F497D">PhD FSA FIIC ACR Honorary Visiting Fellow, University of York</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span style="color:#1F497D">Post-doctoral Researcher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span style="color:#1F497D">Archaeological Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span style="color:#1F497D">Division of AGES,
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span style="color:#1F497D">University of Bradford<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span style="color:#1F497D">Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7 1DP, UK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span style="color:#1F497D">tel 01274 23 6498<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Bonetools [mailto:bonetools-bounces@listserv.niif.hu]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>???? ??????<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 15 February 2016 12:02<br>
<b>To:</b> Mailing list for archaeologists of the research group for the study of object and waste of bone, antler. ivory and horn.<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Bonetools] FW: antler shuttle?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D">Hello all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D">A large group of daily life objects of the 19<sup>th</sup>-20<sup>th</sup> cen. has been received to our collection. It includes several shuttles of a pedal loom, mostly made of wood, as was common
among local Palestinian weavers. One, however (see photos), seems to be made of antler, which was a rather uncommon raw material here. Questions:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D">Is it really antler?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D">Does anyone know of parallels, origin, date, etc.?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D">Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D">Etan Ayalon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D">Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Leonid Padrul [<a href="mailto:photomus@netvision.net.il">mailto:photomus@netvision.net.il</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 15, 2016 11:32 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> </span><span lang="HE" dir="RTL" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">איתן איילון</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><br>
<b>Subject:</b> photos<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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