Flame-making Implement
Photographer Harry Burton British
Not on view
The items in Tutankhamun’s tomb include objects made specifically for burial as well as many personal belongings, such as tools and weapons. The odd-looking device pictured on the right is a cleverly devised flame-making implement, like an ancient version of a box of matches. A small drill could be inserted into one of the circular nooks filled with resin and friction would create a flame.
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