Brush
- Accession Number
- EC157
- Current Location
- House of Life (first floor), Maths and writing case, Writing
- Object Type
- Implements and utensils, Writing equipment, Brush
- Material
- Plant products (Reed)
- Measurements
- Length: 145mm | Diameter: 35mm
- Number of Elements
- 1
- Culture
- Egyptian
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Licensing details
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- Description
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A fibre brush, bound together with plaited fibre. The old label associated with the object states '...Dyn. XVIII or later presented by The Egyptian Exploration Society'. Similar brushes are described and illustrated in Petrie, W.M.F. 1927. 'Objects of Daily Use' p 48, pl.XLII.179-184 as brushes for white-washing, mainly from Hawara, dating to the Roman Period.
- Other Identity
- 153 (number associated with this item in the British Museum list)
- Previous Owners
- Egypt Exploration Society | The British Museum
- Last modified: 25 Jun 2022