Early Dynastic burial
1st Dynasty, ca. 2900 BC, Fundort unbekannt
Early Dynastic burial
Bier for a contracted burial. Short beds like this one were used as biers in tombs of the Early Dynastic Period. Traces still remain of the leather thongs used to tie the legs to the frame. Wedges secured the net-like webbing threaded through holes in the frame. The legs imitate a bull’s hoofs; the posts terminate in lotus blossoms.
Object data
Object Name
Stretcher
Culture
Ägyptisch
Period
Early Dynastic Period,
Dated
1st Dynasty, ca. 2900 BC
Site
Material
Cedar
Dimensions
H 17 - 18 cm, L 119 cm, B 56 - 58 cm
Image rights
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Inv. No.
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 6128
Provenance
1888, gift
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