Museum Objects Record
Images
Metadata
Collection |
Archaeology Collection |
Catalogue Number |
2000.40.2 |
Date |
6th Century - 7th Century |
Object Name |
Cap |
Description |
An Ancient Egyptian sprang cap from the Roman and Coptic Period cemetery at Hawara. Dating from the late 6th Century - 7th Century. Excavated or possibly purchased locally at Hawara in 1888-1889 by Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853-1942). As Petrie recorded in his notes: 'The mummies of this period are without preservative oils or resins; the muscles and skin remain dried on the bones, with some amount of dust; and they are very fragile. the embroidered garments in which they are buried are the worn clothes of the person; often patched and darned, and generally soiled and rubbed through. The elaborate and expensive embroideries which we find, were therefore in constant use, not merely intended for state costumes seldom put on. This burial of embroideries probably continued until the cessation of internments at Hawara about the beginning of the VIth century.' page 21 of Hawara, Biahmu and Arsinoe by Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853-1942), London 1888. |
Material |
Linen |
Acquisition |
Gift of Thomas Law Patterson 1891 |
Excavated by |
Petrie, Sir William Matthew Flinders (1853-1942) |
Bibiographic Ref. |
1889 Hawara, Biahmu and Arsinoe by W.M. Flinders Petrie, London |
Site Name |
Hawara/al Wadi al Jadid/Egypt |