Accession No

1931.945 A


Description

A hairpin or spatula broken in two pieces and has serrated edges at the top as decoration.


Place

Africa; North Africa; Egypt; Matmar


Period

Naqada I


Source

Clarke, Louis Colville Gray [monetary donor]; Brunoton, Guy [excavator]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1931.945 A; 30/2640; 2667


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ivory


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Part of 1931.945 A is marked '2640' in pencil.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Context (References)
Found in grave 2640 and excavated by Guy Brunton in 1930.
Event Date 1930
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
1931.945 A is a hairpin or spatula broken in two pieces and has serrated edges at the top as decoration.
1931.945 B is a hairpin or spatula broken into many pieces.
Event Date 1931
Author: maa


Context (References)
Brunton, Guy. (1948). British Museum Expedition to Middle Egypt 1929-1931 Matmar. Bernard Quaritch Ltd: London. p 19, pl XVI, XVII.
Event Date 1948
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Context (Amendments / updates)
Written in pencil on the bottom of a glass-topped box which originally held this object was: '2667'. There is no guarantee that this number refers to this object, however.
Event Date 30/11/2012
Author: Imogen Gunn


Context (Amendments / updates)
The serrated top of A, broken away from the base, was incorrectly labeled as 1931.942. However, having matched it against the illustration of 1931.945 A in Brunton, ref. plate VIII, the top has now been re-marked and re-united with the remainder of its idno.
Event Date 13/2/2013
Author: Imogen Gunn


FM:39038

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