Ancient Egyptian matting fragment from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Piece of the edge of a brown woven mat, or basket. Made with strips of plant fibre, which have been bent over and oversewn to form an edge.

Ancient Egyptian matting fragment from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1922.4.14.h
  • Material: plant fibre
  • Culture: Dynasty 18
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Excavator: T.E. Peet
  • Dated: 1550 - 1295 BC
  • Object name: matting fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 31mm , Width: 19mm , Depth: 3mm
  • Published references: Peet T E Excavations at Tell el Amarna - A Preliminary Report 7 1921 p.169
  • Site: Amarna
  • Latitude: 27.645197
  • Longitude: 30.896483