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Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, San-el-Hagar (Tanis)

Medium/Technique Clay
Dimensions Other: 4.3 x 4.9 cm (1 11/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.778
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ClassificationsTools and equipment

DescriptionGlobular weight of light red clay pinched at top to accommodate hole for suspension.
ProvenanceFrom Tanis (San el-Hagar). 1884: excavated by William Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund; assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund in the division of finds by the government of Egypt; October 28, 1885: presented to the MFA at EEF general meeting.
(Accession Date: January 1, 1886)