Date:
Ancient Egyptian period, 2nd cent. CE
Provenance:
Upper Egypt, Fayoum, El Hamuli (excavations of the Ifao and the University of Milan, 1989 season)
Material(s):
- Organic material, fiber (from plants/animals), reed
- Organic material, wood
Spinning top height :
6 cm;
diam.:
2.5 cm
Ball diam.:
4.5 cm
This artifact was transferred to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (Fustat, Cairo) on 30 August 2020.
The information given here is subject to modification/update as a result of ongoing research.
References
- Sabrina Ceruti and Anna Provenzali, eds., Milano in Egitto: Gli scavi di Achille Vogliano nel Fayum: Catalogo della mostra (Milano, 17 maggio-15 dicembre 2017) (Busto Arsizio, Italy: Nomos Edizioni, 2017): 107, no. 219.
- 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. 141.