Ancient Egyptian reed matting from Mostagedda dated 2345 – 2160 BC

Reed matting constructed of two stranded yarns twisted together. Lengths of these are kept flat by interlacing strands of similar structure to the longitudinal bands.

Ancient Egyptian reed matting from Mostagedda dated 2345 – 2160 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1930.33.23
  • Material: reed
  • Culture: Dynasty 6 - 8
  • Period: Old Kingdom
  • Excavator: Guy Brunton
  • Dated: 2345 - 2160 BC
  • Object name: reed matting
  • Dimensions: Length: 120mm , Width: 55mm , Depth: 5mm
  • Published references: Brunton Mostagedda p 101 113 fig 4
  • Site: Mostagedda
  • Latitude: 27.083333
  • Longitude: 31.383333