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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Pestle
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Pestle

AAT Object Form/Functionpestles
Place ExcavatedJericho, Palestine, Asia
Date8500-7000 BCE
MediumBasalt
Credit LineJericho Excavations, 1952-1958
Dimensions4 7/16 x 2 7/8 in. (11.3 x 7.3 cm)
Object number1955.123
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - Spring 2001
ProvenanceExcavated by Kathleen Kenyon (1906-1978), Jericho, Palestine.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
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8500-7000 BCE
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2000-1600 BCE
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7th Millennium BCE
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2nd Millennium BCE
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2nd Millennium BCE
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3300-3050 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
3300-3050 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
3300-3050 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
3300-3050 BCE