attachment

Object Number

SMM1678

Name

attachment

Description

Bier-attachment? The second enigmatic end and

it seems

otherwise unattested type of object in this tomb had the form of a giant pair of pincers

but with the two blades held rigidly in position relative to each other by a cross-strut

of a form resembling a large rivet. The object

once again

has a socketed shaft and was clearly fitted with a wooden handle. Blades are both bent distinctly to one side (presumably downwards) in relation to the shaft; a small-cross-strut joined the two blades near the tips of their rectangular terminals

suggesting that some other object was clasped between them.

Specimen Count

1

Preservation State

Incomplete

Collection Date From

1978

Department

Knossos

Collection

Stratigraphical Museum

Other IDs

219.f67

SF 67

EMu IRN

44360