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Grinding stone
Egyptian
Predynastic
Merimda, 4500–3800 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Merimda Beni Salama
Medium/Technique
Stone
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: a) nether stone length: approximately 0.160; b) upper stone length: approximately 0.160
Credit Line
Gift of Albert Rothbart
Accession Number33.427b
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.
ProvenanceMerimda Beni Salama. 1928-32, Vienna Academy Excavations, 1928-32; 1933, given to MFA by Albert Rothbart through the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.