Drawing showing an ancient Egyptian drill in action

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Drawing showing an ancient Egyptian drill in action, from a Saqqara relief, c.2500 BC

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Category:: Hand and Machine Tools

Object Number:: 1970-169

type:: drawings

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Drawing showing an ancient Egyptian drill in action

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