Accession No
2007.172
Description
A long length of rope broken into multiple parts. Made from a plant fibre and formed by two tightly bound lengths of fibre twisted together.
Place
Africa; North Africa; Egypt; Malkata
Period
Source
O'Connor, David B. [excavator]; Kemp, Barry J. [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
2007.172; M73/K [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Plant; Reed; Fibre
Local Term
Measurements
Weight 0.035kg
Events
Context (Analysis)
O'Connor and Kemp's rope Sample 1.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (References)
Hope, Colin. (1978). 'Excavations at Malkata and the Birket Habu 1971-1974 under the direction of David B. O'Connor and Barry J. Kemp. Jar sealings and amphorae of the 18th dynasty: a technological study'. Egyptology Today No. 2 vol. V. Aris & Phillips: Warminster. [For objects from the same site].
Event Date 1978
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Rope
Event Date 2007
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
A long length of rope broken into multiple parts. Made from a plant fibre and formed by two tightly bound lengths of fibre twisted together.
Event Date 3/5/2019
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:263610
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