Ancient Egyptian tweezers from Abydos dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Copper alloy tweezers. Made from a single strip folded in half with a loop at top formed by bending the strip inwards then outwards.

Ancient Egyptian tweezers from Abydos dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1910.54.9
  • Material: copper alloy
  • Culture: Dynasty 18
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Excavator: T.E. Peet
  • Dated: 1550 - 1295 BC
  • Object name: tweezers
  • Dimensions: Length: 32mm , Width: 6mm , Depth: 4mm
  • Published references: Peet T E Cemeteries of Abydos 1911 - 1912 2 1914 p.82
  • Site: Abydos
  • Latitude: 26.185
  • Longitude: 31.918889