Ancient Egyptian sharpened stick from Amarna dated 1550 – 1069 BC

Roughly cylindrial piece of brown wood or stick, with bark adhering to the outside. Possibly palm wood. Sharpened to a point at one end and broken off at the other, perhaps intentionally. The pointed end has a kind of mud plaster stuck to it. Possibly a peg of some sort fixed to a wall. Perhaps part of a vertical loom.

Ancient Egyptian sharpened stick from Amarna dated 1550 – 1069 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1985.162.166
  • Material: wood
  • Culture: Dynasty 18 - 20
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Excavator: B.J. Kemp
  • Dated: 1550 - 1069 BC
  • Object name: sharpened stick
  • Dimensions: Length: 136mm , Width: 13mm , Depth: 13mm
  • Site: Amarna
  • Latitude: 27.645197
  • Longitude: 30.896483