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Mortar by Ancient Egyptian — VisualArtsDB

Mortar

Mortar

Ancient Egyptian

-664–-525

Medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions: 5.4 × 9.8 × 7.6 cm (2 1/8 × 3 7/8 × 3 in.)
Genre: mortar (grinding tool)
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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late period (egyptian)

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mortar (grinding tool)stoneTravertinevesselsaite periodtwenty-sixth dynastylate period (egyptian)ancient artegyptianancientcalcite

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