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Old 5th January 2026, 10:41 PM   #6
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My guess would be bovine as contrary to ethnographic symbolism and holdings as far as I know there were no such preferences or restrictions on such materials in the west, it was simply a substitute for ivory. In effect, the bone material is not as important as the other symbolism. However it does seem that with the fancy swords of regalia, there were high ranking ones such as commander which may have used ivory.
Hi Jim,

That it is bone is clearly visible, my question was which sort of bone it could be? I ask because the seller suggested that it could be human bone!

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