The Carrier Nets from a Burial at Qurna *

Abstract

Among Petrie's finds, in 1908, in an intact burial at Dra‘ Abū el-Nag‘a were items of pottery and their carrier nets. Some of the nets are decoratively knotted, and compare well with other examples from the same area as well as with finds from Nubia, found by Reisner. Comparison with native Egyptian examples of nets suggests a Nubian origin, which is confirmed by the pottery. Despite the decorative way of knotting, the nets show evidence of use.