Miniature Basket

A tiny woven basket in excellent condition. Baskets made of leaves, papyrus or cane were used as containers in the home. This basket came in a wooden container with a flat, hinged lid that had knobs for fastening. The box was painted white and held two baskets and fragments of bread.

Present location	LIVERPOOL MUSEUM [03/061] LIVERPOOL
Inventory number	1973.1.554b
Dating	MIDDLE KINGDOM
Archaeological Site	UNKNOWN
Category	BASKET
Material	FIBER (FROM PLANTS AND ANIMALS)
Technique	WOVEN
Height	7 cm

Bibliography

• Piotr Bienkowski and Angela Tooley., Gifts of The Nile: Ancient Egyptian Arts and Crafts in Liverpool Museum., 1995., 77; pl.121.

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