Basket

Basket
Straw, Cow Leather, Linen Thread
H. 17 cm; Diam. 23.5 cm
Cave of the Warrior, Wadi Makukh, 4500–3600 BCE
Israel Antiquities Authority: 607/48
Photography by Clara Amit © Israel Antiquities Authority

Copper Age Basketry techniques revealed by the finds from this period are impressive and complex. This woven basket was part of the burial assemblage of the male “warrior” found in the Cave of the Warrior. Its incredible state of preservation provides us with a glimpse into the daily-life objects used in this period, and a window into the technology of Copper Age.