Karanis / Knife Handle / Wood
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Record Details
- Object Identifier
- 0000.00.3861
- Object Name
- Knife Handle
- Collections
- Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
- Object Type
- Agricultural tools
- Materials
- Wood
- Length
- 15.0 cm
- Width
- 4.0 cm
- Inscribed
- no
- Full Artifact Description
- Roughly carved knife handle of soft wood. Two holes pierce through slit which held blade. Pieces broken off. Several cracks and some surface decay.
- Verbatim Date
- 1st c. B.C. - 4th c. A.D.
- Unit Grid Number
- 0344
- Area
- R
- Verbatim Provenance
- Egypt
- Verbatim Site
- Karanis
- Countermark
- no
- Type Category
- Artifact
Technical Details
- Image Size
- 2272 x 1704
- File Size
- 149 KB
- Record
- 0000.00.3861
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.3861/0000_00_3861p02.tif
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"Karanis; Knife Handle; Wood." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.3861/0000_00_3861p02.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.