Artefact ID | 418 |
TM ID | - |
Findspot (DEChriM ID) | 39 (al-Zuhūr) | Class | Garment/adornment/accessories |
Material | Metal |
Description | Cross pendant with raised semi-globular features on the front side; tin. |
Selection criteria | Christian symbols/gestures/isopsephy |
Date from | 300 |
Date to | 499 |
Dating criteria | General chronology of the al-Zuhūr late period necropolis; relative chronology of cruces ansatae in Kharga Oasis. |
Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
Archaeological context | 4th/5th c. grave no. 67 in the al-Zuhūr late period necropolis. The cross was found under the arm of a mummified child. |
Accession number | Al Kharga Museum of Antiquities, inv. no. 3323 |