Accession No
1924.924
Description
Bronze razor.
Place
Africa; North Africa; Egypt; ?Thebes
Period
New Kingdom XVIII
Source
Hood, William Frankland (Reverand) [collector]; Crowfoot, Grace [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1924.924
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy; Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Other owners)
Collected by: Crowfoot Collection
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Metal; Bronze Razor
Event Date 1924
Author: maa
Context (Related Documents)
A note in the side of the accession register reads: '''Brought from Egypt I think between 1863-67 by my grandfather. You may have heard the Hood Collection mentioned - it is mainly XVIII dyn, objects from Thebes. Unfortunately the exact place each object came from is rarely mentioned" G.M. Crowfoot 21-7-24'
Event Date 21/7/1924
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Amendments / updates)
Based on the note in the accession register, the collector is William Frankland Hood which has been added to the Source field. In addition the tentative location of Thebes has been added to the Place field however no further details on the provenance within this area can be determined.
The Hood Collection was displayed in a specially built wing of Nettleham Hall, Lincolnshire.
Event Date 18/8/2022
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:39908
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