Karanis / shears / Bronze / Copper / Iron
About this Item
Record Details
- Object Identifier
- 0000.00.3638
- Object Name
- shears
- Collections
- Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
- Object Type
- Tools
- Length
- 12.0 cm;
- Width
- 6.9 cm;
- Height
- ;
- Thickness
- ;
- Weight
- ;a = 51.0 gb = 11.14 g
- Pierced
- no
- Inscribed
- no
- Full Artifact Description
- Iron shears with bronze handle in poor condition. Handles are curved and are attached to the blades by two iron screws.
- Verbatim Date
- 1st c. B.C. - 4th c. A.D.
- Unit Grid Number
- 0136
- Component/Room
- 00M
- Area
- R
- Verbatim Provenance
- Egypt
- Verbatim Site
- Karanis
- Production Site
- site
- Countermark
- no
- Exhibition Title
- Animals in the Kelsey: An Undergraduate Exhibit of Animals in the Ancient World
- Fabric of Everyday Life: Textiles from Karanis
- Exhibition Curator
- Alcock, Susan
- Thomas, Thelma K.
- Exhibition Year
- 2001
- Publication Title
- Textiles from Karanis, Egypt: Artifacts of Everyday Life
- The Art of the Ancient Weaver: Textiles from Egypt (4th-12th Centuries A.D.)
- Publication Author
- Thomas, T. K.
- Publication Year
- 2001
- 1980
- Class Title
- Love in the Ancient World
- Writing and Arts II: Handmade: DIY Culture and Crafting (W2024)
- Class Instructor
- Cassel, Cat
- Class Department
- LSWA
- Class Number
- 230.001
- Class Year
- 2010
- 2024
- Class Semester
- Fall
- Winter
- Type Category
- Artifact
Technical Details
- Record
- 0000.00.3638
- Link to this Item
-
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.3638/dscn7064.jpg
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"Karanis; shears; Bronze; Copper; Iron." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.3638/dscn7064.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.
