I am familiar only with 16th century syringes but they comprise a tube 
with two pieces soldered on at either end. The handle and plunger look 
like the parts from a bicycle pump. The other end is like a concave cone 
leading into a short tube.



paul courtney
leicester
UK


Doms, Keith wrote:
> Good Morning Craig,
> 	Is the end sealed as in full of gunk or sealed as in being solid
> cast lead alloy?  Or is an channel simply filled with corrosion products
> and therefore obscured?  I have never seen an end on image of the
> syringes so I don't know what size or shape the aperture is or should
> be.
>
> Keith
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Lukezic Craig (DOS)
> Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 1:49 PM
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> Subject: Re: Mystery Artifact
>
> Thanks Keith,
> That's scary stuff.  The problem we have with that interpretation is the
> end with the knob is totally sealed.  I will look at it again.  Perhaps
> an x-ray would give us some detail that would help.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Craig
>
>