Ancient Egyptian plumb line weight from Tell Nabasha

Limestone oblong block, which narrows at one end. Hole through the narrower end. Broken into four pieces, extremely friable. Held together with a string harness, possibly designed to show how it might have been suspended originally. Probably a weight for a line.

Ancient Egyptian plumb line weight from Tell Nabasha

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1886.28.17.a
  • Material: limestone
  • Excavator: W.M.F. Petrie
  • Object name: plumb line weight
  • Dimensions: Length: 78mm , Width: 56mm , Depth: 50mm
  • Published references: Petrie W M F Tanis 2 1888
  • Site: Tell Nabasha
  • Latitude: 30.86
  • Longitude: 31.910556