Ancient Egyptian rope fragment from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Thick piece of three ply rope, with two knots, slip knots ?, one at either end.

Ancient Egyptian rope fragment from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1922.15.1
  • Material: palm fibre reed
  • Culture: Dynasty 18
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dated: 1550 - 1295 BC
  • Object name: rope fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 139mm , Width: 95mm , Depth: 36mm
  • Published references: Peet T E & Woolley C L City of Akhenaten 1 1923 ( p 68 )
  • Site: Amarna
  • Latitude: 27.645197
  • Longitude: 30.896483