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Stone dish
Egyptian
Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty 2
2750–2649 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Anorthosite gneiss
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 5 x 19 cm (1 15/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number01.7284
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On display at Houston Museum of Natural Science, TX, May 17, 2013 – March 31, 2027
On display at Houston Museum of Natural Science, TX, May 17, 2013 – March 31, 2027
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceFrom Abydos, tomb of King Khasekhemwy. 1901: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund in the division of finds by the government of Egypt, received by the MFA through subscription to the Egypt Exploration Fund. (Accession Date: August 1, 1901)