Artefacts in bone, antler, ivory and horn.

[John Conyard]

In my spare time I like to retreat to the garage and turnout copies of artefacts in skeletal materials.

Sadly I have no examples of Greek artefacts to copy. I would appreciate any sources, drawings or pictures I could utilise. Something to match Arthur MacGregor's work on the Roman and post Roman period.

Many thanks.

[Kineas]

Do you have "Scythian Gold"? My copy is out on lone at the moment, but my memory is that it has a number of items.

[hoplite14gr]

John,
Does you or your friends have copies of Museum Albums?
British museum has a bone handle on a sword from Marathon.

I will try to see alos what I have in my archive.
Is bronze age ok too?

Kind regards

[John Conyard]

Thank you gentlemen. I'm a bit of a novice Greek but with a small library and a great interest. I have a copy of "The Golden Deer of Eurasia" based on the old 2000-2001 exhibition in New York. It has a few bone cheekpieces and the odd ornament. But a lot of guilded wood.

I can get museum cataloges and have a few. They are numerous and cheap in York second hand bookshops. But I'm not aware of much bone work. I'm assuming there will be bone needles, hair/clothing pins, dice, beads, rings, dice, maybe whistles, awls, furniture fittings and thousands of pig/sheep knuckle bones. But have nothing definite.

Any drawings etc would be greatfully received.

[nikolaos]

John,

I just ran across this, and remembered your post...

http://www.ancienttouch.com/Greek%20bone.htm

Have fun!
Cole

[John Conyard]

Cole, you are rapidly becoming my favourite Greek!

Thank you once again.

[nikolaos]

My pleasure, and I'm touched

There's some neat other stuff on the site as well in the pottery line and so forth.

Have fun!
Cole