<div dir="ltr">There are many traditional Hungarian ornaments that uses this same technique In fact the whole thing looks strangely 'eastern' as in the so-called Migration period in our part of the world (Huns, Gepids, Avars, Magyars etc.). Just for fun I am attaching an image pair of so-called hair rings from the 10th-11th c. which I find to be in the same spirit. The actual form of this ornament does not ring any specific bells though.<div><br></div><div>Alice</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 11:19 AM, <a href="mailto:trzaska@lineone.net">trzaska@lineone.net</a> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:trzaska@lineone.net" target="_blank">trzaska@lineone.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">This beautiful bone object has just emerged from an excavation in Oxford. It is pierced laterally<br>
at the apex and has a second perforation near the base, obscured by corrosion. I haven't seen<br>
anything like it and wonder if anybody has come across anything similar. I don't have any context<br>
details for it yet but, given that it came from Oxford, it is likely to date from c AD 900 - 1500.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Any help very gratefully received,<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Ian Riddler<br>_______________________________________________<br>
Bonetools mailing list<br>
<a href="mailto:Bonetools@listserv.niif.hu">Bonetools@listserv.niif.hu</a><br>
<a href="https://listserv.niif.hu/mailman/listinfo/bonetools" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://listserv.niif.hu/mailman/listinfo/bonetools</a><br>
<br></blockquote></div><br></div>