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
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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.
1550–1070 B.C.
190–90 B.C.
2532–2510 B.C.
Naqada II–III, 3650–2960 B.C.