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Offline Mayadigger

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ID for crescent-shaped artifacts
« on: November 07, 2021, 01:07:35 pm »
Ave!

Cast lead; 24mm & 34mm respectively

Any thoughts?
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Re: ID for crescent-shaped artifacts
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2021, 03:51:31 pm »
They look like lead imitations of precious metal decorations found in women's graves in Ukraine area.

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Re: ID for crescent-shaped artifacts
« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2021, 01:52:14 pm »
Ave Shawn,

Do you have any date in mind?

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Re: ID for crescent-shaped artifacts
« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2021, 04:58:20 pm »
I really don't know.  I have seen roughly similar shaped items from Bronze Age to Ottoman.

My rough guess is these are Chernyakhov culture so 2nd-5th c AD.  But just a semi-educated guess.

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