Karanis / scythe and wood handle / Wood / Iron

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Record Details

Object Identifier: 0000.00.3738a
Object Name: scythe and wood handle
Lot: University of Michigan excavation (Karanis)
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Object Type: Agricultural tools
Materials: Wood; Iron
Length: 0.146
Pierced: no
Inscribed: no
Full Artifact Description: Wood knife handle with small fragment of iron blade. Knobbed at end.
Unit Grid Number: 4009
Component/Room: 00A¹
Area: R:bin
Verbatim Provenance: Egypt
Verbatim Site: Karanis
Production Site: site
Countermark: no
Publication Title: Tomb of Paheri; Objects of Daily Use
Publication Author: Harrison; Petrie, Sir W. M. Flinders
Publication Year: 0000
Type Category: Artifact

Technical Details

Collection: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection
Record: 0000.00.3738a
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.3738a/0000_00_3738a

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Full citation: "Karanis; scythe and wood handle; Wood; Iron." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.3738a/0000_00_3738a. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.