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Third Intermediate Period
One of two "plunderers' wedges" found in the pit of Tomb MMA 60, this long stick of tamarisk wood was sharpened at one end. The excavators suggested that this and its mate (25.3.179b) were used to pry up the lids of coffins.
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Title: Plunderers' Wedge
Period: Third Intermediate Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 21
Date: ca. 1070–945 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb MMA 60, Pit, MMA excavations, 1923–24
Medium: Tamarisk wood
Dimensions: L. 30.3 × Dia. 4 cm (11 15/16 × 1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1925
Object Number: 25.3.179a
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