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<p>Dear all, <br>
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<p>a medievalist colleague of mine asked me to help her with the
identification of the material the object below is made of. This
is a small box dated to the Middle Ages that it is presently
housed in the monastery of San Isodoro, León, Spain. The
measurements are as follow: <br>
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<p>Base at longest point: 57mm </p>
<p class="textbox" dir="ltr" style="left: 72.1678px; bottom:
665.284px; font-family: Times-Roman, serif;">Metal top diameter:
34mm </p>
<p class="textbox" dir="ltr" style="left: 72.2518px; bottom:
651.334px; font-family: Times-Roman, serif;">Height (antler only):
44mm</p>
<p class="textbox" dir="ltr" style="left: 72.2518px; bottom:
651.334px; font-family: Times-Roman, serif;">By the elongated
shape of the top we thought it was made of antler but I am not
sure. What do you think? Any ideas? Do you know of any parallels?</p>
<p class="textbox" dir="ltr" style="left: 72.2518px; bottom:
651.334px; font-family: Times-Roman, serif;">Thanks a lot, <br>
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<p class="textbox" dir="ltr" style="left: 72.2518px; bottom:
651.334px; font-family: Times-Roman, serif;">Marta</p>
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