Potsherd reused as a weight
pre-Badarian, Merimda Culture, 5th millennium B.C.
FindspotMerimda Beni Salama, Egypt
Medium/TechniquePottery (Nile silt ware)
DimensionsLength: 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Albert Rothbart
Accession number33.417a
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTools and equipment
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ProvenanceFrom Merimda Beni Salama - S6-150. 1928-32, Vienna Academy Excavations; 1933; given to the MFA by Albert Rothbart through the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
(Accession Date: May 1, 1933)
(Accession Date: May 1, 1933)
Naqada I, 3850–3650 B.C.
1390–1327 B.C.
Naqada I, 3850–3650 B.C.
about 4000–3500 B.C.
Naqada I, 3850–3650 B.C.
Naqada I, 3850–3650 B.C.
Naqada I, 3850–3650 B.C.
Naqada II, 3650–3300 B.C.