Rope tackle, a ?swivel, coated with what appears to be mud or animal dung.

Collection type: Object
Description: Rope tackle, a ?swivel, coated with what appears to be mud or animal dung.
Geographical reference: Egypt
Africa > Northern Africa > Egypt; Lahun [Kahun]
Person: Field collector William Matthew Flinders Petrie; PRM source Henry Martyn Kennard
Date / Period: Archaeological period: Ancient Egyptian Middle Kingdom
Date collected: 1890
Acquisition information: Donated: 1890
Materials and processes: Material Rope, Material Animal Dung, Process Twisted, Process Knotted
Dimensions: Length: max 251 mm bundle
Object numbers: Accession number: 1890.26.65
Research and responses: See researchers file 'Veldmeijer' for copies of articles by Andre J. Veldmeijer about archaeological Egyptian cordage. [ZM 21/08/2008]
Kennard, along with Jesse Hayworth, was Petrie's main sponsor for the excavations at Lahun. The division of finds from the excavation was that of the material that was allowed to return to England, it would be equally divided between Petrie, Kennard and Haworth. Most of Hayworth's material went to the University of Manchester (see http://www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/collection/ancientegypt/virtualkahun/), but Kennard's objects were mostly sold at auction after his death in 1911 but evidently donated some of his portion of the finds to the Pitt Rivers. [AS 05/07/2012]
Associated publications: Excavation accounts: Petrie, W.M.F. 1890. Kahun, Gurob and Hawara (London); Petrie, WM.F. 1891 Illahun, Kahun and Gurob, 1889-90 (London) [AS 06/07/2012]

Search terms: Cordage, Cord

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