Karanis / basket and lid / Palm

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Record Details

Object Identifier: 0000.00.7459a
Object Name: basket and lid
Lot: University of Michigan excavation (Karanis)
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Object Type: Baskets
Materials: Palm
Width: 13.0 cm diameter
Height: 11.0 cm
Inscribed: no
Full Artifact Description: Fair-poor condition. Cylindrical coiled basket with lid which fits over a tongue. Palm leaf bound palm fiber. Rope handle. Badly disintegrated.
Unit Grid Number: C0137
Component/Room: 00A²
Area: R:bin
Verbatim Provenance: Egypt
Verbatim Site: Karanis
Countermark: no
Type Category: Artifact

Technical Details

Collection: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection
Record: 0000.00.7459a
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.7459a/0000_00_7459a

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Full citation: "Karanis; basket and lid; Palm." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.7459a/0000_00_7459a. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024.