Glazed pebble/stone fragment, circular circular in shape. The meaning or use of this object is unknown, although it may represent an early foundation deposit (a dedication made by a King at a new temple). The stone seems to have been carved rather than naturally forming this shape.
Width: 5.1 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1898) by the Egyptian Research Account
Predynastic
Early Dynastic Period
About
-3000
-
About
-2500
Accession number: E.106.1898
Primary reference Number: 49663
Oldadmincategory: FG
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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