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Creator: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Egyptian Artca. 2649–2100 B.C.

Artwork Details

Title	Grinding stone
Medium	Stone
Department	Egyptian Art
Date	ca. 2649–2100 B.C.
Credit Line	Gift of The British School of Archaeology, 1926
Object Page	View at The Met

Cultural Origin

Period	Old Kingdom
Date Range	2649 BC

Provenance

Region	Fayum
Country	Egypt

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 570978