Knotted rope
2040–1783 B.C.
FindspotDeir el-Bersha, Egypt
Object Place for LabelDeir el-Bersha, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueHemp (?)
DimensionsLength: 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number15-5-228
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTools and equipment
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 10, pit A. 1915: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, May 6, 1915; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt; 1921: received by MFA.
about 1813
about 1800–1600 B.C.
about 1800–1600 B.C.
3650–3300 B.C.
3850–3300 B.C.
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
3100–2800 B.C.
1991–1784 B.C.
664–525 B.C.
Naqada II, 3650–3300 B.C.