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Peg

early 3rd–mid 3rd century B.C.
FindspotNaukratis, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueTravertine (Egyptian alabaster)
DimensionsLength: 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in.)
Credit LineEgypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession number86.181
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1885: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; October 28, 1885: voted to the MFA at EEF general meeting; sent over February 1886. (Accession Date: January 1, 1886)
Pestle
1550–1295 B.C.
Mortar
1550–1295 B.C.
Burnishing stone
1550–1295 B.C.
Stone seal
600–550 B.C.
Kohl jar
1700–1295 B.C.
Rubbing stone (?)
2400–1550 B.C.
Group shot:  a)19.1572; b) 19.1575; c) 19.1586; d) 19.1584; e) 19.1580; f) 19.1569-70; g) 50.40…
2000–1500 B.C.
Weights?
1570–1070 B.C.