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1897.49.2

'Wheel' trap made from sharpened sticks bound on to a circular frame with plant fibre. [SM 03/12/2007]

1897.49.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
'Wheel' trap made from sharpened sticks bound on to a circular frame with plant fibre. [SM 03/12/2007]
Geographical reference
Egypt
Africa > Northern Africa > Egypt
Thebes The Ramesseum
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Ancient Egyptian 3rd Intermediate Archaeological period: Ancient Egyptian New Kingdom
Date collected
By 1897
Acquisition information
Donated: 1897
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Process Split, Process Carved, Process Bound
Dimensions
Diameter: max 190 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1897.49.2
Research and responses

For a modern parallel to this object see Le Quellec, J.-L.; de Flers, P. & de Flers, P., (2005) Du Sahara au Nil, peintures et gravures d'avant les pharaons. Paris. A photocopy of an image from this books is in the RDF [AS 26/10/2010]

Associated publications
Quibell, J.E. 1898. The Ramesseum. London: Egypt Research Account. [AS 20/07/2012]

Search terms: Hunting, Trap, Hunting accessory

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