Needle

Museum number:
6-10461
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.54/56/63/107
Description:
bronze pin, end with one barb. possibly harpoon head. length 10.2 cm
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Uncertain tomb and cemetery, El Ahaiwah, Upper Egypt
Culture or time period:
20th Dynasty of Egypt (1186–1069 BC) and 21st Dynasty of Egypt (1069–945 BC)
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Collection date:
1901-1903
Materials:
Bronze (metal) and Metal
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Needles (piercing tools)
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Dimensions:
length 100 millimeters and width 5 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Needle, accession number 6-10461, described as bronze pin, end with one barb. possibly harpoon head. length 10.2 cmHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Needle, accession number 6-10461, described as bronze pin, end with one barb. possibly harpoon head. length 10.2 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Needle, accession number 6-10461, described as bronze pin, end with one barb. possibly harpoon head. length 10.2 cm

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