Basket

Museum number:
5-1610a-d
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21051610a@2dd
Accession number:
Acc.1302 and Acc.1942
Description:
(A, B) large coiled basket in 2 parts, diameter 27.5 in; (C) lid, diameter 12.75 in; (D) rope handle (?); skin lashed to base
Donor:
Igor Kopytoff, Terrell Arnold, and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Bara Maija Mine, Upper Egypt
Verbatim coll. place:
Egypt; "Roman" Mine gallery, Bara Ma///////\ÿa Mine installation, 8-10 mi. E. of Edfu (between Aswan and Luxor)
Culture or time period:
Roman Empire (27 BC–395 AD)
Collection date:
1961
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Coiled weaving
Accession date:
1960 and 1964
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Basket, accession number 5-1610a-d, described as (A, B) large coiled basket in 2 parts, diameter 27.5 in; (C) lid, diameter 12.75 in; (D) rope handle (?); skin lashed to baseHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Basket, accession number 5-1610a-d, described as (A, B) large coiled basket in 2 parts, diameter 27.5 in; (C) lid, diameter 12.75 in; (D) rope handle (?); skin lashed to base
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 5-1610a-d, described as (A, B) large coiled basket in 2 parts, diameter 27.5 in; (C) lid, diameter 12.75 in; (D) rope handle (?); skin lashed to base

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