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Caption

Netting Needle, 313–642 C.E.. Wood, 3/8 x 9 5/16 in. (0.9 x 23.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1980E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University))

Title

Netting Needle

Date

313–642 C.E.

Period

Late Antique Period (probably)

Geography

Reportedly from: Saqqara, Egypt

Medium

Wood

Classification

Tool

Dimensions

3/8 x 9 5/16 in. (0.9 x 23.6 cm)

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

37.1980E

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