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Hi Lizzie I have found similar objects to your perforated disc in 18/19th C contexts in Ireland, and have interpreted them as washers or spacers. Fiona >________________________________ > From: Lizzie Wright <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Sent: Sunday, September 8, 2013 2:55 PM >Subject: [ZOOARCH] Victorian worked bone > > > > >Dear all, > > >Can anyone help me to identify what these pieces of worked bone are? I don't expect to be able to identify the species, but perhaps someone with more experience of worked bone might be able to tell me what they are being worked into. I feel like the round one especially might be very recognisable to someone who has seen one before. > > >http://zooarchaeology.ning.com/photo/albums/worked-bone > > >They are both from contexts in and around victorian houses, and there are also bone knife handles in the same contexts. > > >Thanks! > > >Lizzie > >