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2 of 2 • Flint, limestone, mud, and other stone objects from G 4340 A: top row: 13-10-24 (= MFA 13.5590, mud seal), 13-10-17 (= MFA 13.5584, flint), 13-10-16 (= MFA 13.5583, flint), 13-10-18 (= MFA 13.5585, flint); bottom row: 13-10-34 (= MFA 13.5597, half of hammer stone), 13-10-19 (= MFA 13.5586, limestone plummet), 13-10-20 (= MFA 13.5587, limestone plummet)
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Flint, limestone, mud, and other stone objects from G 4340 A: top row: 13-10-24 (= MFA 13.5590, mud seal), 13-10-17 (= MFA 13.5584, flint), 13-10-16 (= MFA 13.5583, flint), 13-10-18 (= MFA 13.5585, flint); bottom row: 13-10-34 (= MFA 13.5597, half of hammer stone), 13-10-19 (= MFA 13.5586, limestone plummet), 13-10-20 (= MFA 13.5587, limestone plummet)
Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 4340
Clay seal of fine slate-grey mud with impressions of wood and osiers, but without seal impression; irregular shape, thumb mark. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:1
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- ID
- HUMFA_13-10-24
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- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Classification
- Seals, sealings & stoppers
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- Findspot
- Pit G 4340 A, debris in shaft
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- Material
- Mud
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- Dimensions
- Width: 5 cm Diameter: 7.1 cm Thickness: 3.5 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: 13.5590
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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. 473.
