Accession No
2007.179
Description
A large, round, flat reed stopper with ?papyrus binding wrapped across the body.
Place
Africa; North Africa; Egypt; Malkata
Period
Source
O'Connor, David B. [excavator]; Kemp, Barry J. [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
2007.179; 10 [Sample no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Plant; Reed; Sedge; ?Papyrus; Fibre
Local Term
Measurements
102mm x 20mm x 95mm Weight 0.016kg
Events
Context (Analysis)
O'Connor and Kemp's Sample 10.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Analysis)
Hope (1978): '...these samples may be from the culm of a sedge, Cyperus sp., possibly C.papyrus L.' (p.37).
Event Date 1978
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. pl. I c.
Event Date 1978
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Reed stopper with papyrus binding.
Event Date 2007
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
A large, round, flat reed stopper with ?papyrus binding wrapped across the body.
Event Date 3/5/2019
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:263617
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