Accession No
Z 45799
Description
Spool - Wooden spool. Two distorted truncated conical pieces of wood joined, in a manner reminiscent of a pulley wheel
Place
Africa; North Africa; Egypt; Saqqara
Period
Late Period Ptolemaic
Source
Egypt Exploration Society
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 45799; 71/2-323[5591]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Found: Sacred Animal Necropolis, Block 2, Room J. Excavated by the Egypt Exploration Society in 1971-1972.
Event Date 10/6/1991
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Wooden spool. Two distorted truncated conical pieces of wood joined, in a manner reminiscent of a pulley wheel
Event Date 10/6/1991
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
Martin suggests that this spool was possibly used for pulling rope.
Event Date 26/2/2015
Author: Imogen Gunn
Context (CMS Context)
(Bib): Martin, G.T. 1981. The Sacred Animal Necropolis at North Saqqara: The Southern Dependencies of the Main Temple Complex. London: Egypt Exploration Society. p. 26, no. 248
Event Date 26/2/2015
Author: Imogen Gunn
FM:40220
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