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Pestle (?)

FindspotSheikh Farag, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueSlate
DimensionsOverall: 2.7 x 2 cm (1 1/16 x 13/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.3864
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
ProvenanceFrom Sheikh Farag, SF/217. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
Ink palette
1550–1070 B.C. (?)
Rubber?
1783–about 1640 B.C.
Palette in the shape of a turtle
Naqada I, 3850–3650 B.C.
Group shot: 11.223, 11.225, 11.229, 11.231
Naqada II, 3650–3300 B.C.
Miniature palette
1980–1630 B.C.
Miniature palette
1980–1630 B.C.
Palette
2040–about 1640 B.C.
Palette
early 4th–early 3rd millennium B.C.