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Piece of ostrich egg. Photograph: yes.

Details

ID
EMC_JE_92844
Alternate IDs
JE_92844; EMC_JE_92844; KK_exc_683; exc_683; EMC_SR_2/18017; SR_2/18017
Department
Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Classification
Organic remains
Period
Early Dynastic Period
Title
Piece of ostrich egg
Medium
Ostrich egg
Dimensions
L 4.5 cm
Credit Line
Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Provenance
S of Menkaure "Gateway"(?), quadrant F. Based on Plan 1 in Kromer, Nezlet Batran, the area excavated seems to be south of Menkaure Valley Temple and modern Muslim cemetery.
Notes
From excavations of Karl Kromer, Innsbruck University, 1974.
Remarks
RELATED MEDIA: EMC_JE_XIX_Sp121LR; RELATED CONSTITUENT(S): Karl Kromer; ALTERNATE NUMBER(S): KK_exc_683

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