Bow Drill with Bronze Bit

Made:: circa 1370 BCE in Amarna

maker:: Ancient Egyptian people

Bow drill with bronze drill, date about 1370 BC, found at Tel El Amarna, Upper Egypt, in winter season of 1921-22.

Details

Category:: Hand and Machine Tools

Object Number:: 1922-541

Materials:: wood, fibre and bronze

Measurements:: stock: 50 x 36 mm
bit: 163 x 5 mm
bow: 362 x 14 mm
weight: 0.735kg
weight: 1.62041lbs

type:: bow drills, drills and hand tools

credit:: Egypt Exploration Society

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