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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Mortar
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Mortar

AAT Object Form/Functionoffering bowls
AAT Object Form/Functionmortars (grinding tools)
Possible OriginEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodPtolemaic to Roman
Date305 BCE-625 CE
MediumCalcite or alabaster
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions2 5/8 x 13 11/16 x 14 1/2 in., 7 kg (6.7 x 34.8 x 36.9 cm, 15 lb. 6 15/16 oz.)
Object number2018.010.159
ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Roger Fernand Galliano, Paris, France, March 29, 1974. Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art