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Calcite drill cones: E.22.1913

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Current Location: Exhibition: Exhibition: Made in Ancient Egypt, 3 October 2025 – 12 April 2026 (Adeane Gallery)

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Calcite drill cones

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Description

41 calcite drill cores, each of varying size, with breakages visible. These would have come from vessels of varying sizes.

Core, evidence of the manufacture of cylinder jars in which the core is removed from a solid block of calcite to produce the space inside a jar. (41).

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1913) by British School of Archaeology

Dating

Old Kingdom
Circa -2686 - Circa -2160

Project

  • Egypt

Materials used in production

Calcite

Techniques used in production

Drilled

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Identification numbers

Accession number: E.22.1913
Primary reference Number: 51571
Oldadmincategory: S

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 22 October 2025

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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