| Artefact ID | 1778 |
| TM ID | - |
| Findspot (DEChriM ID) | 17 (Dayr Muṣṭafā Kāšif) | Class | Garment/adornment/accessories |
| Material | Leather |
| Description | Fragment of leather belt. The belt fragment is some 20cm in length and is manufactured with fine leather. One end is damaged while the other, which is braided, is the original end. Towards the former lies a sort of patch, 5cm in length and covering the width of the belt, which was likely intended to mend a defect. |
| Selection criteria | Archaeological context associated with Christian markers |
| Date from | 350 |
| Date to | 700 |
| Dating criteria | Chronology of the site of Dayr Muṣṭafā Kāšif. |
| Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
| Archaeological context | Found in 2021 in a probably disturbed context in the northwestern quarter of the main building of Dayr Muṣṭafā Kāšif. The area had been excavated in 1908-1909 by the Metropolitan Museum of Art and by local inspectors in 1987, 1989 or 1991 (Ghica et al. 2024: 153). |
| Accession number | Unknown. The object is kept at the local Copto-Islamic inspectorate of Kharga Oasis. |
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