Accession No
Z 15220
Description
Low, circular alabaster table, with hollowed stem. The stem was cut from the same block as the table. Broken into fragments, now repaired.
Place
Africa; North Africa; Egypt; Beit Khallaf
Period
Old Kingdom Dynasty III.2
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 15220; MAA: Z 45878
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Calcite
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
This table has evidently been assigned two accession numbers: Z 15220 and Z 45878. The object itself is marked with the latter idno, but was identified as being the same as Z 15220 through the Garstang illustration (see Bib). The records have therefore been amalgamated and fields updated using information from the Garstang publication. 20/6/2013 I.Gunn
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Circular, with central stand, broken and repaired
Event Date 13/6/1991
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Low, circular alabaster table, with hollowed stem. The stem was cut from the same block as the table. Broken into fragments, now repaired.
Event Date 20/6/2013
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
(Bib): Garstang, J. 1903. Mahasna and Bet Khallaf. London. pp. 17-18, plate XXIX.2
Event Date 20/6/2013
Author: Imogen Gunn
Context (CMS Context)
Excavated by John Garstang, Egyptian Research Account, 1900-1901. From the tomb of Neter-Khet (K1). See Garstang's publication for his interpretation of why the tables were typically broken in antiquity.
Event Date 20/6/2013
Author: Imogen Gunn
FM:40590
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