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Wooden Long Hive from Arabia

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Design is derived from the Egyptian custom of the hive being horizontal. The mud coating insulated from the heat.

Category 1

  • Material
    Heavy coated in mud
  • Size
    114.5 cm x 40.5 cm (L x W)
  • Origin
    Arabia
  • Period
    ca. 3000 B.C.

Category 2

  • Reference Number
    ECT_05_0B68_016
  • Thematic Catalogue
    5: Hives – various
  • Keywords
    Hives, fixed comb, wood

Category 3

  • Added To Collection
    1968
  • Donor
    Capt. Paxton
  • Curator
    Dr. E. Crane
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