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Re: Artifact ID Request
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"Branstner, Mark C" <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 8 May 2013 13:43:13 +0000
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Yes, I agree ... A finger ring off a "chamberstick." Thanks to everybody
who commented.  I found identical examples on-line, at least in terms of
the finger ring.
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Mark C. Branstner, RPA
Senior Historical Archaeologist

Illinois State Archaeological Survey
Prairie Research Institute
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
209 Nuclear Physics Lab, MC-571
23 East Stadium Drive
Champaign, IL 61820

Phone: 217.244.0892
Fax: 217.244.7458
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On 5/8/13 6:25 AM, "Charles H. Fithian" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Mark, 
>One possibility may be that it is a ring (handle) from a chamberstick. I
>have seen similar rings on other examples of these portable candlesticks.
>
>
>Chuck 
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mark C Branstner" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2013 2:53:52 PM
>Subject: Re: Artifact ID Request
>
>Keith, 
>
>No ... Definitely iron rivets, connecting to "horizontal" iron object.
>
>Mark 
>___________________________________
>
>Mark C. Branstner, RPA
>Senior Historical Archaeologist
>
>Illinois State Archaeological Survey
>Prairie Research Institute
>University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
>209 Nuclear Physics Lab, MC-571
>23 East Stadium Drive
>Champaign, IL 61820
>
>Phone: 217.244.0892
>Fax: 217.244.7458 
>Cell: 217.549.6990
>[log in to unmask]
>
>"Mongo only pawn in game of life." Mongo.
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>
>On 5/7/13 1:51 PM, "Keith Doms" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>>Reminds me of a rein guide or some such from a horse harness. Is the
>>rusty portion mineralized leather with copper alloy rivets?
>> 
>>Keith 
>> 
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
>>Branstner, Mark C
>>Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2013 2:20 PM
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Artifact ID Request
>> 
>>Folks, 
>> 
>>I have a very nicely cast brass/bronze object that was originally
>>riveted to an iron object. There are about 7 photos on my site. It
>>really seems to be a finger ring for something like a candle holder, or
>>a lamp ... at least that's what it seems like to me.
>> 
>>http://s896.photobucket.com/user/markbranst/library/
>> 
>>Anybody seen anything like this before? References?
>> 
>>Thanks, 
>> 
>>Mark 
>> 
>> 
>>___________________________________
>> 
>> 
>>Mark C. Branstner, RPA
>> 
>>Senior Historical Archaeologist
>> 
>> 
>>Illinois State Archaeological Survey
>> 
>>Prairie Research Institute
>> 
>>University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
>> 
>>209 Nuclear Physics Lab, MC-571
>> 
>>23 East Stadium Drive
>> 
>>Champaign, IL 61820
>> 
>> 
>>Phone: 217.244.0892
>> 
>>Fax: 217.244.7458
>> 
>>Cell: 217.549.6990
>> 
>>[log in to unmask]
>> 
>> 
>>"Mongo only pawn in game of life." Mongo.

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