Accession No
2007.180
Description
A small, chunky, flat reed stopper made from a coiled piece of soft fibrous plant material, possibly some sort of papyrus.
Place
Africa; North Africa; Egypt; Malkata
Period
Source
O'Connor, David B. [excavator]; Kemp, Barry J. [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
2007.180; 9 [Sample no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Plant; Reed; ?Papyrus; Fibre
Local Term
Measurements
68mm x 14mm x 76mm Weight 0.004kg
Events
Context (Analysis)
O'Connor and Kemp's Sample 9.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Analysis)
Hope (1978): 'It was hoped that a fragment of sample 9 would identify the soft fibrous material, assumed to be a papyrus of some sort... The Analyses:... We were unable to recover any epidermis from samples 2 & 9, and regret that we cannot offer any opinion on these' (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 b.
Event Date 1978
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Reed stopper.
Event Date 2007
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
A small, chunky, flat reed stopper made from a coiled piece of soft fibrous plant material, possibly some sort of papyrus.
Event Date 3/5/2019
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:263618
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