Légende

Awl, Tools; awl made from a cut triangular, flat fragment of animal bone. The elongated, sharpened end is polished from use piercing fabrics or leather. c. 2600–c. 2350 BC, Early Jazira III / Early Dynastic III period. Tell Abu Hafur northeastern Syria, Al-Jazira / Northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin. Height 7.4 cm; width 2.5 cm; diameter of pointed working end 0.4–0.7 cm., A long tapered object with a rough textured surface in shades of tan, beige, and light brown resting against a flat gray background, showing an irregular thicker end with jagged edges and a narrower pointed end, with areas of smoother worn sheen and a few darker brown and black marks on the upper surface.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A03_470

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

48.4Mo (567.3Ko) / 50.8cm x 23.9cm / 6000 x 2822 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Awl Tools awl cut triangular flat fragment animal bone elongated sharpened polished piercing fabrics leather c 2600–c 2350 Bc Early Jazira III Early Dynastic III period Tell Abu Hafur northeastern Syria Al-Jazira Northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin Height 7.4 cm width 2.5 cm diameter pointed working 0.4–0.7 cm long tapered object rough textured surface shades tan beige light brown resting flat gray background showing irregular thicker jagged edges narrower pointed areas smoother worn sheen darker brown black marks upper surface.