Accession No

Z 14911 D


Description

Fragment of a pommel or head of a walking staff made of limestone. Hemispherical in shape with a hole perforated halfway through the centre.


Place

Asia; West Asia; Palestine; West Bank; Tell el-‘Ajjul


Period

Middle Bronze Age Late Hyksos


Source

British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem British School of Archaeology in Egypt [donor]; Petrie, William Flinders [excavator]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 14911 D


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone; Limestone


Local Term


Measurements

39mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 14911 A-F:
'A: Specimen of stone drilling in limestone pebble.
B: Limestone rubber.
C: Limestone spindle whorl.
D: Limestone stick mount.
E and F: Two sling shots.
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Field collection)
Findspot: A T.II. Excavated by William Flinders Petrie, British School of Archaeology in Egypt, 1930-1934; the field season when this object was excavated is currently unknown.
Event Date 1930
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Fragment of a pommel or head of a walking staff made of limestone. Hemispherical in shape with a hole perforated halfway through the centre.
Event Date 12/9/2023
Author: Alana Edgeworth


FM:304110

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