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<div>On Tuesday, March 5, 2019, 1:35:27 AM GMT+1, Jennifer Hull <jennifer.hull@anu.edu.au> wrote:</div>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">I have been advised that the attached item might be a bead-separator (it is also incomplete). I have not seen one like this, and overall I am having difficulty finding references to assist in its identification/interpretation.</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">If anyone has any suggestions regarding it's functional identification or of references useful to its analysis I would be greatly appreciative.</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">Thank you & Regards,</p>
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