IDENTIFIERS
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id:	52374
accession number:	E.8c.1926

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Friday 18 July 2025

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: piercer
object type: Part of a group of objects that each have a similar profile, thin with a pointed end. Two appear cylindrical, whereas the others have a square profile. The appearance and general form of these items matches the ancient Egyptian awl, which were used to pierce holes in leather, as seen in the Tomb of Rekhmire, showing a sandal-maker, as well as in carpentry and stone masonry for creating small holes.
title:	piercer

LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Antiquities

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/52374





CATEGORIES
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category: tool
category: implement

DATING
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culture:	1st Dynasty
culture:	Early Dynastic Period


DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Height
units: m
value: 0.138