Grinder
Unidentified Ancient Egyptian maker
Stone, possibly quartzite
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase
39.64.6714
Geography
Place Made: Qau el-Kebir, Egypt, Northern Africa, Africa
Object Name
Tools and Equipment: Food Processing
Research Area
Ancient Egypt
Africa
Not on view
Inscriptions
Archaeologist’s label: black ink, 891
Provenance
British School of Archaeology in Egypt (University College, London); Petrie 891 tomb; Museum and Art Gallery Reading, England; sold to present collection, 1939.
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