Bread
- Accession Number
- EA5349
- Current Location
- House of Death (ground floor), Offerings case
- Object Type
- Organic remains, Food, Bread
- Material
- Foodstuff (Bread)
- Provenance
- Egypt
- Measurements
- Height: 122mm | Length: 78mm | Depth: 18mm
- Number of Elements
- 1
Licensing details
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please contact the Egypt Centre.
- Description
-
A sample of bread. It is on long-loan from the British Museum who acquired it in 1834 from the collection of Joseph Sams.
- Bibliography
-
Cartwright, Caroline & John H. Taylor 2015. Ancient Egyptian funerary food: new insights. British Museum Technical Research Bulletin 9, 97–105. [pp. 98, 105, table. 1] Goodridge, Wendy R. & Stuart J. Williams 2005. Offerings from The British Museum. Swansea: The Egypt Centre. [p. 19]
- Previous Owners
- The British Museum | Joseph Sams (1784–1860)
- Acquisition
- Long-term loan, The British Museum (04 Apr 2005)
- Last modified: 18 Nov 2022