Awl

A-Group

ca. 2960–2649 B.C.

Not on view

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Provenance

Title: Awl
Period: A-Group
Date: ca. 2960–2649 B.C.
Geography: From Nubia (Sudan), Lower Nubia, Faras, Cemetery 3, Grave 147, University of Oxford Excavations in Nubia 1911–1912
Medium: Bronze or copper alloy
Dimensions: L. 12.6 × Diam. 0.2 cm (4 15/16 × 1/16 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1913
Object Number: 13.125.22
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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