Ancient Egyptian conical wooden object from Amarna dated 1550 – 1069 BC

A conical wooden item. There are traces of green on the base. It is badly decayed near the tip, and a large split runs from the tip to the base. Possible traces of a white outer coating. May have been used as a child’s tipcat toy, or as a grinding stone.

Ancient Egyptian conical wooden object from Amarna dated 1550 – 1069 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1985.162.164
  • Material: wood
  • Culture: Dynasty 18 - 19
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Excavator: B.J. Kemp
  • Dated: 1550 - 1069 BC
  • Object name: conical wooden object
  • Dimensions: Length: 64mm , Width: 42mm , Depth: 40mm
  • Site: Amarna
  • Latitude: 27.645197
  • Longitude: 30.896483