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coffin clamp
Coffin clamp, 2nd century AD from Armant cow burial 13. The Baqaria, in which the cow was found, was the resting place of 28 tombs for the mothers of the Buchis bull. Excavated by the Egypt Exploration Society. Most burials at the Bucheum had between 21 and 23 clamps. 22 clamps were speciefied in the 'Apis Papyrus'. A board was used and the bull or cow placed on top. Clamps were placed into the bo…
Type of item
- coffin clamp
- Roman Period
- Graeco Roman
Date
- 100 A.D.-200 A.D.
- 0100/0200
Type of item
- coffin clamp
- Roman Period
- Graeco Roman
Date
- 100 A.D.-200 A.D.
- 0100/0200
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
Identifier
- W979
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2015-01-27T15:06:05.913Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-07-12T18:15:41.370Z