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Grinder or pestle

Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueGreywacke or basalt
DimensionsLegacy dimension: length: .20; diameter at widest end: .04
Credit LineEmily Esther Sears Fund
Accession number03.1497
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Not on view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
Provenance1903: Purchased in Egypt by Albert M. Lythgoe from Mohassib of Luxor for the MFA
2575–2472 B.C.
Bird-shaped palette
3850–3300 B.C.
Turtle palette
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Fish-shaped palette
3650–3300 B.C.
Turtle-shaped palette
Naqada II 3650–3300 B.C.
Double fish palette?
Badarian to Naqada III, 4500–2960 B.C.
Double bird palette
Naqada I–II, 3850–3300 B.C.
Double bird palette
Naqada I–II, 3850–3300 B.C.