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Lumps of mineral substance

FindspotDeir el-Bersha, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueMineral substance
DimensionsOther: 5 x 6.2 cm (1 15/16 x 2 7/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number15-4-113
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsRaw materials and by-products
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 6. 1915: Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
690–664 B.C.
Blade
2960–2649 B.C.
Glass rod
305–30 B.C.
before 3850–2960 B.C.
before 3850–2960 B.C.
before 3850–2960 B.C.
2575–2465 B.C.
Pebble
664–653 B.C.