Warp spacer
Unknown
ca. 1295–1070 B.C. · Wood · Egyptian Art
One side of this wooden object has slits at regular intervals. This allows to identify the tool as a warp spacer, which was part of a vertical loom. It used to evenly spread the warps when weaving linen textiles.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1295–1070 B.C.
- Medium
- Wood
- Department
- Egyptian Art
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
