Légende

Awl made of unworked animal bone with a sharpened end for piercing materials fabrics or leather; ca. 2600–2350 BC, Early Jazira III / Early Dynastic III period; Tell Abu Hafur northeastern Syria, Northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin; tool; height 9.3 cm, width 2.9 cm, diameter 0.2–0.5 cm pointed working end, weight 8 g., A single elongated object resembling a bone with a tapered pointed end is shown against a solid dark gray background; the object displays a range of colors including beige, tan, off-white, light brown, darker brown, and patches of grayish-black, with a porous textured surface in places, smoother areas elsewhere, some irregular bumps and ridges along its length, and a small sharper tip that is slightly more yellowish.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A04_236

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

43.1Mo (588.6Ko) / 50.8cm x 21.2cm / 6000 x 2508 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Awl unworked animal bone sharpened piercing materials fabrics leather ca 2600–2350 Bc Early Jazira III Early Dynastic III period Tell Abu Hafur northeastern Syria Northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin tool height 9.3 cm width 2.9 cm diameter 0.2–0.5 cm pointed working weight 8 g single elongated object resembling bone tapered pointed shown solid dark gray background object displays range colors beige tan off-white light brown darker brown patches grayish-black porous textured surface places smoother areas elsewhere irregular bumps ridges length small sharper tip slightly yellowish.