National Treasures

About Findings Periods The Mandatory Collection of the Rockefeller Archaeological Museum
 
Object's Name: Tongs Engraved
Period: Crusader
Material: Brass
Site: Jerusalem, Kh. el-Burj
Lenght: 4.2 cm
Description: Tiny tweezers made from a strip of foded brass decorated with a shallow engraved zigzag pattern. The tweezers are too small to have served for personal use. It may have been used for delicate tasks by silver and gold smiths.
Bibliography:
Lester, A. 2004. Glass and Metal Objects. In: Hirschfeld, Y. Excavations at Tiberias, 1989-1994. IAAR 22: 59-68, Fig. 5.3: 3, 4.

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Tongs Engraved  
Photographer :Yolovitch Yael





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