Glazed quartz plaque. The object does not have an obvious function and it is possibly a foundation plaque (a dedication made by the King at a new temple). There are traces of a glaze on top of the stone and so the appearance is similar to 'faience' , which is a crushed quartz with glass-like glaze covering the surface.
Length: 6 cm
Width: 3 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1898) by the Egyptian Research Account
Predynastic
Early Dynastic Period
About
-3000
-
About
-2500
Accession number: E.37a.1898
Primary reference Number: 49596
Oldadmincategory: B
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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