Beehive ornament

Museum number:
6-18512
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.54/56/63/107
Description:
alabaster ornament resembling beehive, hole in top, containing part of wooden plug; diameter 4.5 cm, height 7 cm
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Tomb 534, Cemetery 500, El Ahaiwah
Verbatim coll. place:
Tomb 534
Culture or time period:
20th Dynasty of Egypt (1186–1069 BC) and 21st Dynasty of Egypt (1069–945 BC)
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Collection date:
1900
Materials:
Egyptian alabaster
Object type:
archaeology
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Beehive ornament, accession number 6-18512, described as alabaster ornament resembling beehive, hole in top, containing part of wooden plug; diameter 4.5 cm, height 7 cmHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Beehive ornament, accession number 6-18512, described as alabaster ornament resembling beehive, hole in top, containing part of wooden plug; diameter 4.5 cm, height 7 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Beehive ornament, accession number 6-18512, described as alabaster ornament resembling beehive, hole in top, containing part of wooden plug; diameter 4.5 cm, height 7 cm

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