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Author Topic: Votive pilums/spears  (Read 61 times)

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Offline Kilian O

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Votive pilums/spears
« on: February 14, 2024, 05:37:19 pm »
Were these really a thing or are these likely just hair needles? Came across them and while I can clearly see the shape of a pilum in one the other looks a bit different.
Both in silver and respectively 98mm and 53mm.

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Re: Votive pilums/spears
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2024, 09:50:14 am »
I really don't think those are weapons - too small and silver is too soft.

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Re: Votive pilums/spears
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2024, 02:43:34 pm »
I really don't think those are weapons - too small and silver is too soft.

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Meant more in a votive way that these would or could be buried as port of some ritual. But if you never heard of it then it's likely more wishful thinking then anything else :P .

 

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