Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

Fayoum; padlock with animal motif; Bronze

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Description

Object Identifier
0000.00.3121
Object Name
padlock with animal motif
Lot
Askren, David
Collections
Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Object Type
Locks
Materials
Bronze
Length
[DEPTH] 1.5 cm (latch)
Width
2.8 cm (latch)
Height
3.8 cm (latch), 3.8 cm (handle)
Pierced
no
Inscribed
no
Full Artifact Description
Bronze lock in fair to poor condition. Latch part decorated as rams’ heads. Handle still attached to one. Dark and dull green crystalline corrosion.
Verbatim Provenance
Egypt
Verbatim Site
Fayoum
Production Site
site
Countermark
no
Condition Notes
Bronze disease treatment in 1972.
Type Category
Artifact

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