Single suspension lug (knob), vertical hole, of the Gebel el-Arak Knife.

A lug may also only be shaped as a lip for suspension–(no hole). In Ancient Egypt, lugs contained a hole for suspension, with 2– or 3–lugged vessels most common.

In Roman times, lugs were on some types of column-sections to aid in construction. After slung by rope into position with a crane, the lugs were then masoned off.

<gallery> Image:Gebel el-Arak knife mp3h8790.jpg|Front side of Gebel el-Arak Knife knife Image:Gebel el-Arak knife mp3h8791.jpg|Lugged side of Gebel el-Arak Knife Image:Egypte louvre 294.jpg|Ancient Egyptian lugged and drilled pot of stone (3rd millennium BC) Image:Egypte louvre 293 pot.jpg|Ancient Egypt lugged pottery (early dynasties) </gallery>

See also

• Handle

External links

• Ancient Egypt stone pot, with suspending hole lugs. Click on picture.
• Stone pot, with suspending hole lugs. Click on picture.
• Pottery vessel from [[Predynastic Egypt].] Suspension 'handles'. Click on picture.