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Oval basket and lid
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18
1550–1295 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Palm fiber
Dimensions
Height x width: 15 x 13 cm (5 7/8 x 5 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number91.141a-b
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsFurniture
DescriptionPalm leaf (?) fiber wound with split leaf, coiled, forming an elliptical basket with pointed cover; ornaments in brown and remains of a fine line cord fringe.
ProvenanceFrom Ihnasya el-Medina (Herakleoplis Magna), necropolis. 1890-1891: excavated by Edouard Naville for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; October 1891, presented to the MFA by the EEF.
(Accession date: January 1, 1891)
(Accession date: January 1, 1891)