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Object Number
12-10-50/B133
Display Title
Porphyry "palette" (mortar for paint)
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ground stone mortar, minature, top surface concave, pitted
Classification
- Mortar
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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Egypt
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Marsa Matruh
Intrasite
Prehistoric Libyan Graves
Additional Geographic Terms
Alexandria, about 150 miles by land West of, on coast
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 4.4 x 5.6 cm (1 3/4 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B133 & A2/R3 [crossed out]
Credit Line
Bequest of Henry W. Haynes, 1912
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Oric Bates
(1913)
Donor
Donated by
Mr. Oric Bates
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