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Object Number
33-24-50/175
Display Title
Hammerstone
Descriptions
Object Description
Hammerstone
Inventory Description
Ground stone pounding stones, hammerstones, crudely worked, some broken
Classification
- Raw Material
- Hammer Stone
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Neolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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Egypt
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/
<County>
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<City>
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Merimdeh
Additional Geographic Terms
Near the southwest edge of the delta
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 9 x 6.8 x 6.4 cm (3 9/16 x 2 11/16 x 2 1/2 in.)
Quantity
8
Label on object
33-24-50/175; S4-40; R3-120; O134; S0-50; O135
Provenance
Collector
Prof. Junker
Intermediary
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Donor
Donated by
Mr. A. Rothbart
(1933)
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