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Fragments of a handle

Egyptian
Mint: Roman, House of the rings, Tanis

Medium/Technique Bone
Dimensions Overall: 1.8 x 1.2 x 9 cm (11/16 x 1/2 x 3 9/16 in.)
Credit Line Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.227a-d
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ClassificationsTools and equipment

DescriptionTwo fragments of a handle. Bone, discolored a yellow brown; cylindrical with a concave ring at end.
ProvenanceFrom Tanis (San el-Hagar), the house of the ring. 1884: excavated by William Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund; assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund in the division of finds by the government of Egypt; October 28, 1885: presented to the MFA at EEF general meeting.
(Accession Date: January 1, 1886)