Ancient Egyptian basket fragment from Mostagedda dated 4400 - 4000 BC - Bolton's Egypt

Ancient Egyptian basket fragment from Mostagedda dated 4400 – 4000 BC

A small fragment of a basket, made of three layers of interwoven reed fibres.

Ancient Egyptian basket fragment from Mostagedda dated 4400 – 4000 BC

Object details

Reference: BOLMG:1930.33.16
Material: reed
Culture: Upper Egypt, Badarian Period
Period: Predynastic Period
Excavator: Guy Brunton
Dated: 4400 - 4000 BC
Object name: basket fragment
Dimensions: Length: 35mm , Width: 8mm , Depth: 8mm
Published references: Brunton Mostagedda p 63
Site: Mostagedda

Latitude: 27.083333
Longitude: 31.383333