Embalmer's Needle Late Period 664–332 Roughly whittled from wood, this large needle was discovered in a cache of embalming material buried in the Theban necropolis. It had been stuck into the edge of a grass mat that had been made into a basket. USE?? View more. Embalmer's Needle. 664–332 Wood (tamarisk?). Late Period. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, East of Pabasa, Embalmers' Cache B, MMA excavations, 1918–19. Dynasty 26–30

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