Accession No
2007.187
Description
A small, flat reed stopper made of a tightly wound coil. Likely made from a sedge plant.
Place
Africa; North Africa; Egypt; Malkata
Period
Source
O'Connor, David B. [excavator]; Kemp, Barry J. [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
2007.187; 3 [Sample no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Plant; Reed; Sedge
Local Term
Measurements
56mm x 15mm x 60mm Weight 0.007kg
Events
Context (Analysis)
O'Connor and Kemp's Sample 3.
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.' (.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, flat reed stopper made of a tightly wound coil. Likely made from a sedge plant.
Event Date 2/5/2019
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:263625
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