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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9413324, member: 8267"]Don't recognize it off hand, but I have some observations and additional questions. It looks like the top is slightly conical. Is there any evidence of it having been struck on the top? If not, it seems unlikely that the pointed bottom section was designed to be driven into the ground, or anything else. The bottom section does not look like a comfortable handle, either, so it might be meant to be inserted into a larger object, sort of like a finial.</p><p><br /></p><p>Are the cords at the top and bottom of the ball used to attach it to the display board (and not necessarily part of the original function)? </p><p><br /></p><p>Can you post a photo of the bottom end of the smaller object (arrow shaft?) mounted behind it?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9413324, member: 8267"]Don't recognize it off hand, but I have some observations and additional questions. It looks like the top is slightly conical. Is there any evidence of it having been struck on the top? If not, it seems unlikely that the pointed bottom section was designed to be driven into the ground, or anything else. The bottom section does not look like a comfortable handle, either, so it might be meant to be inserted into a larger object, sort of like a finial. Are the cords at the top and bottom of the ball used to attach it to the display board (and not necessarily part of the original function)? Can you post a photo of the bottom end of the smaller object (arrow shaft?) mounted behind it?[/QUOTE]
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