Ancient Egyptian bone tool from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

A bone tool fragment. Roughly triangular shaped, tapered to a gentle point at one end and broken off at the other, possibly part of a weaving tool.

Ancient Egyptian bone tool from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1925.46.70.2
  • Material: bone
  • Culture: Dynasty 18
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dated: 1550 - 1295 BC
  • Object name: bone tool
  • Dimensions: Length: 51mm , Width: 12mm , Depth: 3mm
  • Site: Amarna
  • Latitude: 27.645197
  • Longitude: 30.896483