Accession No

Z 14912 C


Description

Basalt tool, possibly a bow cap drill. Smooth depression in base, with clear signs of use.


Place

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


Period

Middle Bronze Age Late Hyksos


Source

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


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 14912 C


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone; Basalt


Local Term


Measurements

70mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 14912 A-D: 'A and B: Two basalt rubbers - Tomb A X. C: Basalt bow cap drill (?) - Tomb A T. D: Trachyte fabricator - Tomb A X'.
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Field collection)
Findspot A T. 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)
Basalt tool, possibly a bow cap drill. Smooth depression in base, with clear signs of use.
Event Date 13/9/2023
Author: Esther Laver


FM:304121

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