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Image Not Available for Awl or Pin
Awl or Pin
Image Not Available for Awl or Pin
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Awl or Pin

Place ExcavatedJericho, Palestine, Asia
PeriodIntermediate Early Bronze Age - Middle Bronze Age
Date2300-2000 BCE
MediumCopper-bronze alloy
Credit LineJericho Excavations, 1952-1958
Dimensions2 1/4 x 1/8 in. (5.7 x 0.3 cm)
Object number1958.009 A
Label TextCopper daggers, riveted to wooden handles that no longer survive, were often left as the sole offering in burials of men during the period. Beads and pins were deposited exclusively in female burials.
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - Spring 2001
ProvenanceExcavated by Kathleen Kenyon (1906-1978), Jericho, Palestine.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art