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string
;
binding
Object Type
string
binding
Museum number
EA78809
Description
Several fragments of human hair, flax and cotton strings used as a binding. The flax string is undyed and consist of a single 's'-twist. The human hair string is dark brown and consists of 2 or more s-spun elements, 's'-twisted. The flax and hair strings were used together. The cotton string consists of 4 elements loosely 'z'-twisted. Several of the flax and hair strings are knotted together and one cotton string also contains a knot.
Cultures/periods
Early Christian Period
Production date
600-850
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Kulubnarti
, 21-S-46 Burial 47 Cl-15
Materials
human hair
flax
cotton
Type series
Binding type H
Dimensions
Length:
300 millimetres
(longest frag.)
Bibliographic references
Adams et al 1999 / Kulubnarti III: The Cemeteries
(p. 62)
Location
Not on display
Condition
Fair.
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Dr William Yewdale Adams
Donated by:
W S Webb Museum of Anthropology (University of Kentucky)
Acquisition date
2005
Department
Egypt and Sudan
BM/Big number
EA78809
Registration number
2005,0401.1233
Additional IDs
Excavation/small finds number:
93.2.15B
(excavation object cat. no.)