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Groundstone celt
Egyptian
Predynastic
pre-Badarian, Merimda Culture, 5th millennium B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Merimda Beni Salama, 77/R1/10
Medium/Technique
Black stone
Dimensions
Length: 10.7 cm (4 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Albert Rothbart
Accession Number33.421
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment
DescriptionBlack stone. Battered, but in part showing original polished surface.
ProvenanceFrom Merimda Beni Salama - 77/R1/10. 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)