Ancient Egyptian basket lid from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Basketwork oval with twined 2 ply string handle, now broken, attached off centre.

Ancient Egyptian basket lid from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1922.15.5
  • Material: reed fibre
  • Culture: Dynasty 18
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dated: 1550 - 1295 BC
  • Object name: basket lid
  • Dimensions: Length: 287mm , Width: 173mm , Depth: 21mm
  • Published references: Peet T E & Woolley C L City of Akhenaten I 1923
  • Site: Amarna
  • Latitude: 27.645197
  • Longitude: 30.896483