Limestone plummet
Limestone cone-shaped plummet (cf. 13-10-19, but larger and better preserved); perforation for suspension through neck consisting of two channels coming out together at top. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:2
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- ID
- HUMFA_13-10-20
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- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Classification
- Tools & equipment-Weights and measures
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- Findspot
- Pit G 4340 A, chamber, floor sand
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- Material
- Limestone
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- Dimensions
- Height: 10 cm Width: max: 7 cm
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- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Object Ownership Information
- MFA accession number: 13.5587
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- Period
- Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
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- Date of Register Entry
- 10/21/1913
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- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession number verified
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- Site Name Western Cemetery
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Reisner, George A. A History of the Giza Necropolis 1. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1942, p. 472, fig. 285, p. 475.