Accession No
Z 45809
Description
Door - Wood door with pivots at top and bottom, plus knob-handle, probably from small cupboard or shrine, one end damaged
Place
Africa; North Africa; Egypt; Saqqara
Period
Late Period Ptolemaic 4th-2nd century BC
Source
Egypt Exploration Society; ?Martin, Geoffrey T. [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 45809; 71/2-7[5275]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Found: Sacred Animal Necropolis, Block 2, Room E. Excavated by the Egypt Exploration Society in 1971-1972.
Event Date 10/6/1991
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Wood door with pivots at top and bottom, plus knob-handle, probably from small cupboard or shrine, one end damaged
Event Date 10/6/1991
Author: maa
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. 22, no. 91. pl. 43.
Event Date 26/2/2015
Author: Imogen Gunn
Description (CMS Description)
Miniature wooden shrine door with pivots above and below. The round knob on the front is attached by a wooden peg. (see G.T. Martin)
Event Date 26/2/2015
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
(Bib): Green, C.I. 1987. The Temple Furniture From the Sacred Animal Necropolis at North Saqqara 1964-1976. London: Egypt Exploration Society. no. 16, p. 14
Event Date 3/3/2015
Author: Imogen Gunn
Context (Amendments / updates)
Christine Insley Green (1987) notes the date as '4th-2nd century BC' this has been added to the Period field alongside the pre-existing 'Late Period; Ptolemaic' [which Geoffrey Martin states (1981)].
Event Date 17/5/2022
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:40229
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