Grinding Palette

Place CreatedEgypt, Africa

CultureEgyptian

PeriodMiddle Kingdom

Date1980-1760 BCE

MediumDiorite

Credit LineGift of Sue McGovern-Huffman

Dimensions1 5/16 x 3/4 x 3/4 in. (3.3 x 1.9 x 1.9 cm)

Object number2015.023.001A/B

Exhibition HistoryLife and the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 4 - August 6, 2023
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, February 27, 2024 - Present
Published ReferencesMelinda K. Hartwig, ed. Life and the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2023), catalogue entry 3.

ProvenanceEx coll. Dr. Ulrich Muller, Switzerland, acquired 1968-1978. Gifted to MCCM by Sue McGovern-Huffman [Sands of Time Ancient Art], Washington DC.

Status

On view

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