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Mold for glass
Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Qantarah
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Width x length: 2.8 x 4.4 cm (1 1/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number87.600
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ClassificationsTools and equipment – Molds
DescriptionPottery mold for casting glass. It is reservoir shaped to form the alphabetic hieroglyphic sign of a tethering rope.
ProvenanceFrom Qantarah. Excavated by the Egypt Exploration Fund; assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund by the government of Egypt; given to the MFA by the Egypt Exploration Fund.