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Bronze tool: needle

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7101, G 7510, G 7710, G 7050, G 7230-7240, G 7523, street G 7400, G 7102, G 7515, G 7410-7420

Bronze needle with pierced eye; point broken off and missing. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:1

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_24-12-80
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Tools & equipment-Textile-making
  • Findspot
    Pit G 7101 [A, filling of upper shaft]
  • Material
    Bronze
  • Dimensions
    Width: eye end: .3 cm Length: 7+ cm Diameter: .275 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 24.2721
  • Date of Register Entry
    12/04/1924
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7101

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery

Published Documents 1

Full Bibliography

  • Simpson, William Kelly. The Mastabas of Qar and Idu, G 7101 and 7102. Giza Mastabas 2. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1976, p. 16.