Guess what this is a photo of!

[qmax]

Is this somewhere in the Middle or Near East?

It is.

 

[Andy M.]

Nakhl. Oman.

 

[Andy M.]

Krak des Chevaliers, most famous Crusader castle

 

[qmax]

Krak des Chevaliers, most famous Crusader castle

I knew that would be too easy.

You're up.

 

[Andy M.]

I knew that would be too easy.

You're up.

Not really, it takes a combination of factors to solve a photo. The right person with some knowledge in an area and some googling gets a winner. In this case, I thought the architecture looked Middle Eastern and went from there.

I don't see this thread as a contest to see who can stump the players longest.

 

[Andy M.]

What was this used for?

 

[Secundinius]

What was this used for?

Either to remove the brain thru the nasal canal (Egyptian mummification) or to remove something from the body, surgically, in the least invasive manner (at the time).

 

[Andy M.]

You could be right but it has a very specific use that I am looking for.

 

[Kayelle]

Olive jar plucker.

 

[Andy M.]

Not for olives

 

[Kayelle]

pickle plucker

 

[taxlady]

cherry pitter

 

[Secundinius]

Kidney stone remover?

 

[Kayelle]

Kidney stone remover?

owie.

 

[Secundinius]

owie.

Owie is some of the other instruments they currently use, but that's another discussion.

Meant gallstones not kidney stones. Kidney stones are almost always passed naturally...

edit: Which in turns brings me back to kidney stones... lol.

 

[Andy M.]

Sorry, none of the above.

 

[Secundinius]

Nose hair plucker?

 

[Andy M.]

No, not that.

 

[Kayelle]

is it a food related tool?

 

[Andy M.]

No, it is not.