Rope

Middle Kingdom

ca. 2030–1640 B.C.

Not on view

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Title: Rope
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 11
Reign: reign of Mentuhotep II
Date: ca. 2030–1640 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Aashyt (DBXI.17), MMA excavations, 1920–21
Medium: Fiber
Dimensions: L. 256 cm (8.4ft.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1926
Object Number: 26.3.27
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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