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Offline djmacdo

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Mysterious Object
« on: September 23, 2023, 02:43:52 pm »
What is this?  It is hollow.  A friend found it in Europe.

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Re: Mysterious Object
« Reply #1 on: September 23, 2023, 07:12:06 pm »
Hi DJ.  My first thought would be a sliding weight from a Roman steelyard, often 20-50 grams.  If you Google it you may see similar objects.  (Or possibly a plumb bob if it is larger).

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Re: Mysterious Object
« Reply #2 on: September 24, 2023, 08:24:39 am »
The decoration doesn't look Roman to me.  Much more modern I think.

17th-19th century???

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Re: Mysterious Object
« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2023, 04:42:45 pm »
The object was found in an Illyrian-Roman context.
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Re: Mysterious Object
« Reply #4 on: October 12, 2023, 09:45:51 pm »
What is the size of the items . I have found similar items, size was 10-15 mm. Exatly same shape and decoration. Suppose to be a earring or some woman decoration. They said in the hollow place they put perfum. Ottoman era stuff
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Re: Mysterious Object
« Reply #5 on: October 23, 2023, 04:24:18 pm »
In my opinion, it could be a "hanging line" that was used to adjust the vertical/perpendicular direction during construction.

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Re: Mysterious Object
« Reply #6 on: October 24, 2023, 06:45:20 am »
I actually wrote a reply shortly after djmacdo posted and suggested that it could be perhaps a roman plumb weight/bob, although ultimately i chickened out and removed my post because i could not find a similar object.

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