Worked crystal

Museum number:
6-11665
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.54/56/63/107
Description:
Calcite crystal, grooved around smaller end; length 23 mm.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Tomb 3931 (431), Cemetery 3500, Naga-ed-Der
Verbatim coll. place:
Cemetery 3500; G3931
Culture or time period:
2nd Dynasty of Egypt (2890–2686 BC)
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Collection date:
1901-1903
Materials:
Calcite
Object type:
archaeology
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 5 titled Worked crystal, accession number 6-11665, described as Calcite crystal, grooved around smaller end; length 23 mm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 5 titled Worked crystal, accession number 6-11665, described as Calcite crystal, grooved around smaller end; length 23 mm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 5 titled Worked crystal, accession number 6-11665, described as Calcite crystal, grooved around smaller end; length 23 mm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 5 titled Worked crystal, accession number 6-11665, described as Calcite crystal, grooved around smaller end; length 23 mm.Hearst Museum object 5 of 5 titled Worked crystal, accession number 6-11665, described as Calcite crystal, grooved around smaller end; length 23 mm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Worked crystal, accession number 6-11665, described as Calcite crystal, grooved around smaller end; length 23 mm.

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