Sharpening or Grinding Stone

CultureEgyptian

PeriodMiddle Kingdom to New Kingdom

Date1980-1077 BCE

MediumGrey quartzite

Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation

Dimensions2 1/2 x 1 3/16 x 3 5/8 in., 32.8 g (6.4 x 3 x 9.2 cm, 1 3/16 oz.)

Object number2018.010.929

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, March 4, 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 4.

ProvenanceEx coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.

Status

On view

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