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1901.40.119

Two bronze needles.

1901.40.119

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Collection type
Object
Description
Two bronze needles.
Geographical reference
Egypt
Africa > Northern Africa > Egypt
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Ancient Egyptian Early Dynastic
Date collected
By 1901
Acquisition information
Donated: 1901
Materials and processes
Material Bronze Metal, Material Copper Alloy Metal
Dimensions
Length: max 120 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1901.40.119
Research and responses

Usual transliteration now Khasekhemwy, final king of Second Dynasty [RW 25/03/02]

See RDF for copy of the Egypt Exploration Society's list of objects sent to the PRM from the Abydos excavations [AS 18/07/2012].

Associated publications
Petrie, W.M.F. 1901. The Royal Tombs of the Earliest Dynasties, Part II. London: Egypt Exploration Fund. [AS 07/06/2012]

Search terms: Model, Reproduction, Tool, Death, Religion, Grave Good, Needle Sewing Equipment

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