Tweezers

Museum number:
6-8283
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Accession number:
Acc.54/56/63/109
Description:
Metal fragment of cutting implement.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Northern Kom (Northern Palace), Deir el-Ballas, Upper Egypt
Verbatim coll. place:
G. 101, trench along palace enclosure wall, outside of SW corner
Culture or time period:
18th Dynasty of Egypt (1550–1295 BC) and 19th Dynasty of Egypt (1295–1186 BC)
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Collection date:
1900-1901
Materials:
Metal
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Tweezers
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Comment:
According to Victoria Jensen (2023-03-01), "Provenience should be G. 101, trench along palace enclosure wall, outside of SW corner. This bronze toilet implement was sketched by Green (Green's notes on N Kom typed, p. 2). It was found '.2 m above foundation layer, close to wall'.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Tweezers, accession number 6-8283, described as Metal fragment of cutting implement.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Tweezers, accession number 6-8283, described as Metal fragment of cutting implement.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tweezers, accession number 6-8283, described as Metal fragment of cutting implement.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tweezers, accession number 6-8283, described as Metal fragment of cutting implement.

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