Fish Hook

Medium: Bronze

Geograhical Locations:

• Saqqara, Egypt

Dates:ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E.

Dimensions: 9/16 x 3/4 in. (1.4 x 1.9 cm)

Collections:

• Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Museum Location: Egyptian Orientation Gallery, 3rd Floor

Exhibitions:

• Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity
• Ancient Egyptian Art

Accession Number: 37.287E

Image: CUR.37.287E_14.633.2-.3_34.1186_erg456.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Small bronze barbed fish-hook with limerick bend, flat-hammered end and attached ancient string of flax. Condition: Brown to black in color with area of green. Surface is scratched and partially corroded. Piece of hammered end may be missing.

Brooklyn Museum