Fish Hook

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Brooklyn Museum
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Brooklyn Museum
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Title:
Fish Hook
Date:
ca. 1539-1292 B.C.E.
Description:
Small bronze barbed fish-hook with limerick bend, flat-hammered end and attached ancient string of flax. Condition: Brown to black in color with area of green. Surface is scratched and partially corroded. Piece of hammered end may be missing.
Type:
Tool
Type (Narrower):
Tools & Equipment
Type (Broader):
Object
Geographic region:
Saqqara, Egypt
Time period:
New Kingdom
Provenance:
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Medium:
Bronze
Extent:
9/16 x 3/4 in. (1.4 x 1.9 cm)
Rights:
Creative Commons-BY
Identifier:
Accession Number: 37.287E
Is part of:
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
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