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Hammer stone fragment
Hammer stone fragment

Hammer stone fragment

2649–2134 B.C.
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueBlack Granite
DimensionsOverall: 22.2 x 11 x thickness of hand grip area 8.5 cm (8 3/4 x 4 5/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number33.1064
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
ProvenanceFrom Giza, pit G 2200 C, debris of pit itself. 1933: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
Mortar
Mortar
Rubbing stone
Rubbing stone
1550–1070 B.C.
Palette
Palette
Image Not Available for Rubber
Rubber
Rubbing stone
Rubbing stone
Naqada II–III, 3650–2960 B.C.
Group shot (L to R): 11.730, 11.731, 11.732, 06.1878, 13.3428, 13.3470
Pounder
2323–2150 B.C.
Axe head
Axe head
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.
Pestle
Pestle
Group shot: 24.750-2
Stone weight for weighing gold
1971–1550 B.C.
Image Not Available for Weight
Weight
Palette
Palette
1550–1070 B.C.
Offering table of prince Tedeqen
Offering table of prince Tedeqen
190–90 B.C.