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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Not on viewClassificationsTools and equipment
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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.
Naqada II–III, 3650–2960 B.C.
2323–2150 B.C.
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.
1971–1550 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
190–90 B.C.