Egyptian Woven Reed Basket, New Kingdom, c. 1539-1075 B.C.

(Reed Basket)

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Item No.
34.37423
Culture
Egypt, New Kingdom, c. 1539-1075 B.C. 
Item Details.
Neat, tight weave, squat in profile with wide mouth, tinted cross to the underside.
Baskets of this size were often used to hold fruits, seeds and other dry foodstuffs. Made from tight coils or split reed, palm leaves, or straw, baskets of all sizes were used by all sectors of society from peasants to pharaohs. 116 were found in the annex of Tutankhamun’s tomb.

Provenance: Ex Bretagne Encheres, Hotel des Ventes de Rennes, France, 2005-2006. Property of a French collector.

Literature: Cf. Brovarski, E., Freed, R.E., Doll, S.K., Egypt’s Golden Age: The Art of Living in the New Kingdom 1558-1085 B.C., Boston, 1982, p.136, no.132, for a patterned basket.

Size
11.3 cm D - 4 7/16 inches
Material
Reeds 
Condition
Intact 
Categories
Egypt
Price.
US$ 2800
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