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San Antonio Museum of Art, purchased with the Antiquities Acquisition Fund.
Peg
San Antonio Museum of Art, purchased with the Antiquities Acquisition Fund.
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Peg

DepartmentAncient Mediterranean Art
CultureEgyptian
Date1352-1336 BC
MediumWood
Dimensions8 3/4 x 13/16 in. (22.2 x 2.1 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, purchased with the Antiquities Acquisition Fund
Object number92.78.6
Geography
Place foundel-Amarna, Egypt
Place madeEgypt
DescriptionA long wooden peg with circular cross-section, tapering to a point at one end.ProvenanceExcavated at Amarna by the Egypt Exploration Society before 1924; Egypt Exploration Society, by gift to Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, 1923 or 1924 (Toledo accession no. 25.1083); deaccessioned by Toledo Museum of Art, 1991; sold, Sotheby's, New York, June 25, 1992, lot 260; sold by Peter Sharrer, Hillsdale, NJ, to San Antonio Museum of Art, 1992Published ReferencesSotheby's, New York, June 25, 1992, lot 260.
On view
Collections
San Antonio Museum of Art, purchased with the Antiquities Acquisition Fund.
Handle
Culture: Egyptian
ca. 1352-1336 B.C.
San Antonio Museum of Art, purchased with the Antiquities Acquisition Fund.
Kohl Stick
Culture: Egyptian
1550-1295 BC
Spear or harpoon point
Spear or harpoon point
Culture: Egyptian(?)
Museum Purchase: Stark-Willson Collection
Spoon (cochlear)
Culture: Roman
1st century B.C.-2nd century A.D.
Museum Purchase: Stark-Willson Collection
Spoon (cochlear)
Culture: Roman
1st century B.C.-2nd century A.D.
Museum Purchase: Stark-Willson Collection
Spoon (cochlear)
Culture: Roman
1st century B.C.-2nd century A.D.
Museum Purchase: Stark-Willson Collection
Spoon (cochlear)
Culture: Roman
1st century B.C.-2nd century A.D.
Museum Purchase: Stark-Willson Collection
Spoon (cochlear)
Culture: Roman
1st century B.C.-2nd century A.D.
Museum Purchase: Stark-Willson Collection
Spoon (cochlear)
Culture: Roman
1st century B.C.-2nd century A.D.
Museum Purchase: Stark-Willson Collection
Spoon (cochlear)
Culture: Roman
1st-2nd century AD
Museum Purchase: Stark-Willson Collection
Spoon (cochlear)
Culture: Roman
1st-2nd century AD
Purchased with the Antiquities Acquisition Fund.
Coffin Fragment
Culture: Egyptian
ca. 1352-1336 B.C.

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