Basket

New Kingdom

ca. 1550–1300 BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 117

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Provenance

Title: Basket
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Date: ca. 1550–1300 BCE
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Senenmut Quarry, 18th Dynasty rubbish, MMA excavations, 1926–27
Medium: Fiber
Dimensions: Tray: H.1.5 × W.12.7 cm (4 1/2 in. × 5 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1927
Object Number: 27.3.583
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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