Old Carved Bone Fragment with Hand driftwood sculpture At the center of the

At the center of the back is incised “FREGATTEN” - which means frigate

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and surely one could come up with creative ways to put them to use (or just throw them in a bowl to admire them

this is the smallest bowl or little planter I've found

Old Carved Bone Fragment with Hand driftwood sculpture At the center of theI'm not quite sure what this was made for; it appears that this is a fragment of what was once a longer piece, perhaps a page turner (?), though it seems possible that that hand once held something in the hole created between fingers and thumb? In any case, I love carved hands of all sorts, and think this one, carved of bone, makes a nice little curious object. 3 1 8" long x approx. 5 16" wide and deep.