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Iron ring with miniature tools and three antropomorphic figuriines

Iron ring, not completely closed, from which several miniature tools are suspended: three awls or pointed implements, a three-pronged fork-like tool, a two-pronged implement, and what appears to be a miniature dagger or sword. Three figurines are also present, possibly representing anthropomorphic deities. Two are very similar, with flat bodies and headdresses—one round, possibly representing the solar disc, and the other flat, perhaps interpretable as a solar disc with feathers. The third anthropomorphic figure has its arms alongside the body and probably wears a headdress.

Cat. 6641
Metal / Iron
722–30 BCE
Late Period – Hellenistic Period
Unknown
Old Fund, 1824–1888
Museum / Floor 2A / Mezzanine / Cabinet 05 Metal / Shelf 02
Museo Egizio