Grapes
This 'pruning hook' would have been used to cut grape clusters clinging to the vine, or to remove brush and reeds. The wooden handle is made from acacia (a native tree); the blade is fastened to it by iron rivets wrapped in a palm fiber. The rarity of iron and wood in the Fayoum region suggests that its owner valued it highly.
Broken
Iron Blade
KM 86.7.1
Greco-Roman
Karanis, Egypt
KM 86.7.1
Greco-Roman
Karanis, Egypt