Ancient Egyptian cylinder from Tanis dated AD 200 – 299

Three pieces of bone inlay which all fit together. The largest has a wavy line going around three concentric circles which have holes in the centre. The next largest has the same pattern but is broken in half. The smallest has a small part of the design on it.

Ancient Egyptian cylinder from Tanis dated AD 200 – 299

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1886.28.88.2
  • Material: bone
  • Period: Roman Period
  • Dated: AD 200 - 299
  • Object name: cylinder
  • Dimensions: Length: 56mm , Width: 22mm , Depth: 3mm , Length: 35mm , Width: 14mm , Depth: 3mm , Length: 20mm , Width: 9mm , Depth: 3mm
  • Site: Tanis
  • Latitude: 30.976944
  • Longitude: 31.88