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Accessory to serving statuette, altar(?)
Egyptian
Old Kingdom
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
4.2 x 4.5 x 3.4 cm (1 5/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.166
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionRectangular shaped object with graduated steps, shaped like a step pyramid. Traces of red paint. Altar(?).
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1885: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; October 28, 1885: voted to the MFA at EEF general meeting; sent over February 1886. (Accession Date: January 1, 1886)