Ancient Egyptian tweezers from Armant dated 30 BC – AD 395

Pair of iron tweezers, made from a strip of iron bent in half, so that it forms a loop at the top and then flares out on both sides, and then tapers in again to the point.

Ancient Egyptian tweezers from Armant dated 30 BC – AD 395

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1933.36.14
  • Material: iron
  • Period: Roman Period
  • Excavator: O.H. Myers Sir R. Mond
  • Dated: 30 BC - AD 395
  • Object name: tweezers
  • Dimensions: Length: 58mm , Width: 11mm , Depth: 4mm
  • Published references: Mond R Sir & Myers O H The Bucheum 3 1934 pl LXXXIX 1
  • Site: Armant
  • Latitude: 25.616667
  • Longitude: 32.533333