Ancient Egyptian basket fragments from Mostagedda dated 4400 - 4000 BC

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Ancient Egyptian basket fragments from Mostagedda dated 4400 – 4000 BC

Fragments of a basket. They are flat platter shaped, made by coiling very narrow strips of fibre around a bundle of reed fibre.

Reference: BOLMG:1930.33.13
Material: reed
Culture: Upper Egypt, Badarian Period
Period: Predynastic Period
Excavator: Guy Brunton
Dated: 4400 - 4000 BC
Object name: basket fragments
Dimensions: Length (coiled fragment): 49mm , Width (coiled fragment): 39mm , Depth (coiled fragment): 6mm
Published references: Brunton Mostagedda p 63
Site: Mostagedda