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Key
Egyptian or Roman, Egyptian
Roman Period
30 B.C.–630 A.D.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Iron
Dimensions
Length x width: 8.5 x 3.8 cm (3 3/8 x 1 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.353
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTools and equipment
Description3 fragments of a key; surface rusted and cracked; handle broken. From Naucratis.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1885: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; October 28, 1885: voted to the MFA at EEF general meeting; sent over February 1886. (Accession Date: January 1, 1886)