Ancient Egyptian rope fragment from Amarna dated 1352 – 1336 BC

Loosely knotted piece of two ply fibre rope.

Ancient Egyptian rope fragment from Amarna dated 1352 – 1336 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1922.4.14.a
  • Material: plant fibre
  • Culture: Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Excavator: T.E. Peet
  • Dated: 1352 - 1336 BC
  • Object name: rope fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 175mm , Width: 52mm , Depth: 30mm
  • Published references: Peet T E Excavations at Tell el Amarna - A Preliminary Report 7 1921 ( p 169 )
  • Site: Amarna
  • Latitude: 27.645197
  • Longitude: 30.896483