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Copper spoon

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; View: G 7000 X

Copper spoon

Details

  • ID
    GEM_6341i
  • Department
    Grand Egyptian Museum
  • Classification
    Tools & Equipment-Cosmetic and Medical
  • Findspot
    G 7000 X, in box GEM_6341j
  • Material
    Copper
  • Dimensions
    9.8 cm
  • Credit Line
    Grand Egyptian Museum
  • Journal d'Entree number
    EMC_JE_52373i
  • Hetepheres findspot number
    HH_144
  • Cairo Special Register number
    EMC_SR_1/10189
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
  • Excavator
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
  • Notes
    From excavations of George Reisner, March 1925. A large portion of Special Register section 7 (volumes 13-16) was originally misnumbered, with the object numbers following in sequence from section 1 volume 4; these numbers have thus been given EMC_SR_1 prefixes, despite being recorded in section 7.
  • Remarks
    RELATED CONSTITUENT(S): George Reisner; RELATED SITE(S): G 7000 X; RELATED MEDIA: EMC_JE_XI_Sp052-053LR; MFAB_B6135_NS; MFAB_B6498_NS; ALTERNATE NUMBER(S): others_144

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Modern People

  • George Andrew Reisner

    • Type Excavator
    • Nationality & Dates American, 1867–1942
    • Remarks Egyptologist, archaeologist; Referred to as "the doctor" and "mudir" (Arabic for "director") in the excavation records. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.