Fragment of a quiver (?)

Middle Kingdom
ca. 2124–1981 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 109
This fragment was probably part of a decorative border that was attached around the top of a quiver or spear case. The craftsman who made it sewed together wide strips of red and green dyed leather, then wove narrow strips of red, green, yellow, and black through slits in the surface to form the decorative pattern.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Fragment of a quiver (?)
  • Period: Middle Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 11
  • Date: ca. 2124–1981 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Khokha, Tomb MMA 830, MMA excavations, 1911–12
  • Medium: Leather (cattle hide), dye (red madder)
  • Dimensions: H. 11 cm (4 5/16 in); W. 13 cm (5 1/8 in.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1928
  • Object Number: 28.3.5
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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