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|date_find=November 1908
|location=Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum
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|accessibility=on exhibition
|source=Mayr 1956b: 246; Zemmer-Plank et al. 1985: 166 (cat. No. 41)
|source=Mayr 1956b: 246; Zemmer-Plank et al. 1985: 166 (cat. No. 41)
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== Commentary ==
== Commentary ==
Fragment probably haft of a knife or grip of a tool.<br>Semi-circular cross section; curved side smoothed, flat side not worked, therefore rough. On both ends broken at which one end is slivered. Three longitudinal grooves as well as horizontal crenations in the area of this end.<br>On the curved side an [[index::SZ-22.1|inscription]] in two lines; on the flat side [[index::SZ-22.2|characters]].<br>Doubts in matters of the material. The literature, e.g. {{bib|Franz 1957}}: 107 fn. 19, who contradicts directly the statement of Mayr, {{bib|Zemmer-Plank et al. 1985}}: 166, and {{bib|Nothdurfter 2002}}: 1151, characterises it as made of bone. The [[index::Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum|museum]] as well as {{bib|Mayr 1956b}}: 246 describe the object as made of antler.<br>Also various interpretations related to the function: {{bib|Zemmer-Plank et al. 1985}}: 166, as well as {{bib|Nothdurfter 2002}}: 1151 note it as haft or grip; the [[index::Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum|museum]] identifies it with a votive offering and {{bib|Mayr 1956b}}: 246 indicates the two suggestions as possible.<br>According to Mancini the object was found in two pieces in November 1908 in Sanzeno ({{bib|LIR}}: 93).<br>'''To reflect''': Probably the primary function as haft or grip, later votive offering and therefore the characters respectively the inscription on the flat side
Antler fragment probably handle of a knife or a tool.<br>Semi-circular cross section; curved side smoothed, flat side not worked, therefore rough. On both ends broken at which one end is slivered. Three longitudinal grooves as well as horizontal crenations in the area of this end.<br>On the curved side an [[index::SZ-22.1|inscription]] in two lines; on the flat side [[index::SZ-22.2|characters]].<br>Doubts in matters of the material. The literature, e.g. {{bib|Franz 1957}}: 107 fn. 19, who contradicts directly the statement of Mayr, {{bib|Zemmer-Plank et al. 1985}}: 166, and {{bib|Nothdurfter 2002}}: 1151, characterises it as made of bone. The [[index::Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum|museum]] as well as {{bib|Mayr 1956b}}: 246 describe the object as made of antler.<br>Also various interpretations related to the function: {{bib|Zemmer-Plank et al. 1985}}: 166, as well as {{bib|Nothdurfter 2002}}: 1151 note it as handle; the [[index::Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum|museum]] identifies it with a votive offering and {{bib|Mayr 1956b}}: 246 indicates the two suggestions as possible. It is probable that the fragment was a handle related to the primary function, however later it was dedicated as votive offering. Probably therefore the [[index::SZ-22.2|characters]] on the flat side.<br>According to Mancini the object was found in two pieces in November 1908 in Sanzeno ({{bib|LIR}}: 93).<br>Autopsied by the ''Thesaurus Inscriptionum Raeticarum'' in November 2013.
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Revision as of 13:34, 3 June 2014

Object
Classification: handle
Material: antler
Size: length 5.7 cm, width about 1.9 cm, thickness about 1.0 cm
Condition: fragmentary

Site: Sanzeno (Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy)
Coordinates (approx.): 46° 21' 57.60" N, 11° 4' 30.00" E [from site]
Find date: November 1908
Find circumstances: old finding
Current location: Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum (on exhibition)
Inventory Nr.: 13.454

Inscriptions:

Sources: Mayr 1956b: 246
Zemmer-Plank et al. 1985: 166 (cat. No. 41)

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Commentary

Antler fragment probably handle of a knife or a tool.
Semi-circular cross section; curved side smoothed, flat side not worked, therefore rough. On both ends broken at which one end is slivered. Three longitudinal grooves as well as horizontal crenations in the area of this end.
On the curved side an inscription in two lines; on the flat side characters.
Doubts in matters of the material. The literature, e.g. Franz 1957: 107 fn. 19, who contradicts directly the statement of Mayr, Zemmer-Plank et al. 1985: 166, and Nothdurfter 2002: 1151, characterises it as made of bone. The museum as well as Mayr 1956b: 246 describe the object as made of antler.
Also various interpretations related to the function: Zemmer-Plank et al. 1985: 166, as well as Nothdurfter 2002: 1151 note it as handle; the museum identifies it with a votive offering and Mayr 1956b: 246 indicates the two suggestions as possible. It is probable that the fragment was a handle related to the primary function, however later it was dedicated as votive offering. Probably therefore the characters on the flat side.
According to Mancini the object was found in two pieces in November 1908 in Sanzeno (LIR: 93).
Autopsied by the Thesaurus Inscriptionum Raeticarum in November 2013.

Bibliography

Franz 1957 Leonhard Franz, "Südtiroler Reitia-Inschriften", Der Schlern 31 (1957), 105–109.
LIR Alberto Mancini, Le Iscrizioni Retiche [= Quaderni del dipartimento di linguistica, Università degli studi di Firenze Studi 8–9], Padova: Unipress 2009–10. (2 volumes)
Mayr 1956b Karl M. Mayr, "Hirschhornvotive aus den rätischen Bergen", Der Schlern 30 (1956), 245–246.