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loom-weight
Object Type
loom-weight
Museum number
EA79585
Description
Mud loom-weight of tear-drop form pierced by a hole towards the top the edges of which are worn by the suspension cord,
Cultures/periods
Kushite
Meroitic
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Fourth Cataract
, Site NE-36-F/3-J-5
Materials
mud
Dimensions
Height:
125 millimetres
Thickness:
77 millimetres
Width:
102 millimetres
Location
On display
(G65/dc7)
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Sudan Archaeological Research Society
Division of Finds:
National Corporation for Antiquities and Museums (NCAM)
Acquisition date
2010
Acquisition notes
Division of finds from the National Corporation for Antiquities and Museums, Khartoum to SARS, the license holder.
Department
Egypt and Sudan
BM/Big number
EA79585
Registration number
2010,1001.25