Accession No
1932.511 E
Description
A steatite spoon, the handle is broken. There is a criss-cross pattern on the back.
Place
Africa; North Africa; Egypt; Matmar
Period
New Kingdom XIX
Source
Clarke, Louis Colville Gray [monetary donor]; Brunton, Guy [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1932.511 E; 31/894 [Excavation No.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Steatite
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Found together / assemblage)
Part of a deposit of ancient bones, including hippopotamus, apparently associated with the cult of Seth.
Event Date 1931
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Field collection)
Found in deposit 894 and excavated by Guy Brunton in 1931.
Event Date 1931
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
A steatite spoon, the handle is broken. There is a criss-cross pattern on the back.
Event Date 1932
Author: maa
Context (References)
Brunton, Guy. (1948). British Museum Expedition to Middle Egypt 1929-1931 Matmar. Bernard Quaritch Ltd: London. p. 66. pl. LIII.
Event Date 1948
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:36601
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