Donor Name:

Dr. George W. Samson  Search this

Culture:

Egyptian  Search this

Object Type:

Brick

Place:

Egypt, Africa

Accession Date:

29 Jan 1885

Notes:

Unfired mudbrick.

Anthropology catalogue ledger book calls this "Modern Egyptian brick; ordinary soil mixed with chopped straw, and sun-baked; of this kind are built the fellah's [plural, fellahin: villagers or farmers] huts."

Record Last Modified:

27 Jul 2017

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Archaeology  Search this

Accession Number:

015674

USNM Number:

A74884-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

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EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8314328