Hammer
2575–2323 B.C.
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueStone, ferricrete?
DimensionsOverall: 9 x 13cm (3 9/16 x 5 1/8in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number27.1550
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Not on viewClassificationsTools and equipment
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ProvenanceFrom Giza, debris above G 7242. 1927: Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
pre-Badarian, Merimda Culture, 5th millennium B.C.
pre-Badarian, Merimda Culture, 5th millennium B.C.
pre-Badarian, Merimda Culture, 5th millennium B.C.
900–600 B.C.
1000–800 B.C.
probably Hissar I A-B, before 4300 B.C.
20000–5500 B.C.
2532–2510 B.C.
1836–1759 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.