Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology

ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

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Possible OriginHierakonpolis, Egypt, Africa

CultureEgyptian

PeriodPredynastic

Date3500-3300 BCE

MediumObsidian or quartz

Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation

Dimensions1 x 11/16 x 1/4 in., 2 g (2.6 x 1.8 x 0.6 cm, 1/16 oz.)

Object number2018.010.917

ProvenanceEx coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California, possibly purchased from Jean-François Mignon, Aix-en Provence, France.

Status

Not on view

Collections

Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art

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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University

4000-2950 BCE

© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University

4000-2950 BCE

© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University

4000-2950 BCE

© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University

4000-2950 BCE

© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University

4000-2950 BCE

© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University

4000-2950 BCE

© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University

4000-2950 BCE

© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University

4000-2950 BCE

© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University

4000-2950 BCE

© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University

4000-2950 BCE

© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University

3500-2000 BCE

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ca. 722-332 BCE

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