Thread
97-124-130
From: Switzerland | Zurich Canton | Lake Pfaffikon | Robenhausen
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | 97-124-130 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Swiss Lake Dweller |
| Provenience | Switzerland | Zurich Canton | Lake Pfaffikon | Robenhausen |
| Period | Neolithic |
| Date Made | 4300-2300 BCE |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Flax |
| Technique | Twisted |
| Description | Thread made of two parts, twisted together. Original Tag: "11081 / no 43. Robenhausen 1863. Prepared for Franklin Peale at Phildelphia by A. Morlet 20 April 1864, Lausanne. Thread made of 2 parts, twisted together. Charred flax. Stone-age. Pile work." |
| Length | 8.5 cm |
| Width | 4.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997 |
| Other Number | L-124-130 - Old Museum Number | 11081 - ANSP Number | 43 - Collector Number |
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