Mária T. Biró: The Bone Objects of the Roman Collection. (Catalogi Musei Nationalis Hungarici. Seria Archeologica 2; Budapest, 1994)

V. BONE OBJECTS CONNECTED WITH COSMETICS AND PHYSICAL CULTURE 40 1. Unguent um jars (narthecium) 41 2. Spatulae (focus) 42 3. Unguentum sticks 42 4. Casket mounts 43 VI. BONE OBJECTS OF EVERYDAY USE AND TOOLS MADE OF BONE 44 1. Spoons 44 2. Knives 45 3. Knot looseners, mouthpieces of bits, arrow-heads, punchers or perforators 47 4. Tools of women's housework: sewing needles, spinning and weaving equipments 48 VII. THE SPREAD OF USING WRITTEN RECORDS — WRITING AND COUNTING IMPLEMENTS MADE OF BONE 52 1. Writing tablets (pugillares, cera) 52 2. Styli 53 3. Counting discs (calculi) 53 VIII. CARVED FURNITURE DECORATION 56 1. Pivots, hinges 57 IX. ENTERTAINMENT, PLAY 59 1. Musical instruments (lyre, flutes) 59 2. Games (dice, board games) 61 3. Sports [strigilis) 63 X. SACRAL OBJECTS, RELIGIOUS RELICS 64 XI. BONE OBJECTS OF UNKNOWN FUNCTION AND UNFINISHED WORKSHOPS PIECES 68 CATALOGUE ..69 PROVENANCE OF THE OBJECTS AS LISTED IN THE CATALOGUE 123 DATING OF TYPES 125 BIBLIOGRAPHY 128 NOTES 134 PLATES 137