Sinker (fishing)

Museum number:
6-6976
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.54/56/63/109
Description:
Lead piece bent double leaving opening for string possible a sinker
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Tomb 174, Cemetery 1-200, Deir el-Ballas
Verbatim coll. place:
Cemetery 1; Tomb 174
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:
Lead (metal) and Metal
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Sinkers (fishing)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Dimensions:
width 18 millimeters, length 7 millimeters, and length 16 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Sinker (fishing), accession number 6-6976, described as Lead piece bent double leaving opening for string possible a sinkerHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Sinker (fishing), accession number 6-6976, described as Lead piece bent double leaving opening for string possible a sinker
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sinker (fishing), accession number 6-6976, described as Lead piece bent double leaving opening for string possible a sinker

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