Ancient Egyptian hoe handle from Amarna dated 1352 – 1336 BC

Wooden hoe handle. Rounded top, with a rectangular notch cut a little way down from this for the blade. In this hole are fragments of linen? cloth/threads, which probably helped to anchor the original blade. The other end of the handle flares out and is cut on the diagonal. Half way along the handle is a carved knotch. There are also some incised cuts between the knotch and the hole for the blade, and some patches of decay where the wood has fallen away.
Colour: brown

Ancient Egyptian hoe handle from Amarna dated 1352 – 1336 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1985.162.100
  • Material: linen wood
  • Culture: Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Excavator: B.J. Kemp
  • Dated: 1352 - 1336 BC
  • Object name: hoe handle
  • Dimensions: Length: 485mm , Width: 65mm , Depth: 52mm
  • Published references: T Hardwick in AkhĂ©naton et NĂ©fertiti Soleil et ombres des pharaons ( exhibition catalogue Geneva 2008 ) p 217 cat 102
  • Site: Amarna
  • Latitude: 27.645197
  • Longitude: 30.896483