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Grinding stone
Egyptian
Predynastic
pre-Badarian, Merimda Culture, 5th millennium B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Merimda Beni Salama
Medium/Technique
Stone
Dimensions
Length: 16 cm (6 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Albert Rothbart
Accession Number33.427a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment
DescriptionOne of a pair of grinding stones (upper and lower) with worn faces. Dark brown color.
A) is on view
B) is in Bas. W 01,b
A) is on view
B) is in Bas. W 01,b
ProvenanceFrom Merimda Beni Salama. 1928-32, Vienna Academy Excavations; 1933; given to the MFA by Albert Rothbart through the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
(Accession Date: May 1, 1933)
(Accession Date: May 1, 1933)