Ancient Egyptian butterfly clamp from Saqqara dated 700 - 200 BC - Bolton's Egypt

Ancient Egyptian butterfly clamp from Saqqara dated 700 – 200 BC

Rectangular piece of wood, waisted in the middle. Used as a butterfly clamp to tie to objects together. Traces of plaster.

Ancient Egyptian butterfly clamp from Saqqara dated 700 – 200 BC

Object details

Reference: BOLMG:1969.33.b.A
Material: wood
Culture: Dynasty 25 - Ptolemaic Dynasty
Period: Third Intermediate Period - Ptolemaic Period
Excavator: W.B. Emery
Dated: 700 - 200 BC
Object name: butterfly clamp
Dimensions: Length: 122mm , Width: 42mm , Depth: 15mm
Site: Saqqara

Latitude: 29.871111
Longitude: 31.216389