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Old 14th April 2006, 07:34 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by ariel
Boy did I miss this thread. I did see the piece in the magazine - and with the shape and materials used, I would posit that this is a ceremonial agricultural tool, possible for use in the first cutting of the harvest (a custom of the day). This would not be used by the Sicarii who did assinassinations of Romans and Roman collaborators.
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