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flower and ball

flower and ball
© BA Antiquities Museum/M. Aly

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Registration Number(s)
BAAM Serial Bibliotheca Alexandrina Antiquities Museum Number 0737

Inv.Inventory
 (Umm El-Brigat Storeroom) 987

where to find


Storeroom

flower and ball

Category:
  • Recreational equipment, games and toys
  • Recreational equipment, games and toys, balls
Date:
Ancient Egyptian period, Late Period (664-332 BCE)
Provenance:
Upper Egypt, Fayoum, Umm El-Brigat (Tebtonis/Tebtunis) (excavations of the Ifao and the University of Milan, 1992 season)
Material(s):
Organic material, fiber (from plants/animals), papyrus
Diam. of the ball: 
4.5 cm
where to find:
Storeroom



The information given here is subject to modification/update as a result of ongoing research.

References
  • Claudio Gallazzi and Gisèle Hadji-Minaglou, Trésors inattendus: 30 ans de fouilles et de coopération à Tebtynis (Fayoum), Bibliothèque générale 57 (Cairo: Institut Français d’Archéologie Orientale, 2019): 213, no. 140.
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