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.
2040–1783 B.C.
about 1813
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.
Naqada II, 3650–3300 B.C.
3650–3300 B.C.