Cylindrical Coil Basket and Lid ca. 2124-2000 B.C. Middle Kingdom This cylindrical basket with a matching lid was found to the right of the door of an 11th Dynasty tomb. Nested inside the basket was another smaller basket of similar shape. When the excavators opened the two containers, they were surprised to find a small collection of personal objects, including bits of malachite wrapped in a piece of linen cloth, a lump of wax, raisins, several pieces of aromatic wood, and a bundle of plant fiber. To the left of the tomb entrance two wands” made of hippopotamus tusks had been deposited, one plain and one carved with apotropaic figures. The presence of these rare implements may indicate that they and the curious set of items in the baskets were used in a ritual performed in front of the tomb.The basket was made using the coiling technique, the most common production method at the time. First a bundle,” which forms the flexible core of the coil, was made from halfa grass. Then the bun

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Cylindrical Coil Basket and Lid ca. 2124-2000 B.C. Middle Kingdom This cylindrical basket with a matching lid was found to the right of the door of an 11th Dynasty tomb. Nested inside the basket was another smaller basket of similar shape. When the excavators opened the two containers, they were surprised to find a small collection of personal objects, including bits of malachite wrapped in a piece of linen cloth, a lump of wax, raisins, several pieces of aromatic wood, and a bundle of plant fiber. To the left of the tomb entrance two wands” made of hippopotamus tusks had been deposited, one plain and one carved with apotropaic figures. The presence of these rare implements may indicate that they and the curious set of items in the baskets were used in a ritual performed in front of the tomb.The basket was made using the coiling technique, the most common production method at the time. First a bundle,” which forms the flexible core of the coil, was made from halfa grass. Then the bun

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