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Pebbles

Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Findspotel Mahasna, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueStone (various kinds- travertine, agate, quartzites)
DimensionsLargest pebble is 2.1 cm long, smallest is .6 in diameter
Credit LineEgypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession number09.821.1-71
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceEl Mahasna; plundered grave in cemetery H.
1909: Excavated by the Egyptian Excavation Fund; awarded to the Egypt Exploration Fund in the division of Finds by the government of Egypt; voted to the MFA by the government of Egypt.

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Stone weight?
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
800–780 B.C.
712–698 B.C.
743–698 B.C.
Natural stone
0–A.D. 20
690–664 B.C.
690–664 B.C.
690–664 B.C.
690–664 B.C.
2400–1550 B.C.