Calcite crystal

Museum number:
6-11639
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.54/56/63/107
Description:
Calcite crystal, painted blue; length 23 mm.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Tomb 3794 (294), Cemetery 3500, Naga-ed-Der
Verbatim coll. place:
Cemetery 3500; G3794
Culture or time period:
2nd Dynasty of Egypt (2890–2686 BC) and 3rd Dynasty of Egypt (2686–2125 BC)
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Collection date:
1901-1903
Materials:
Calcite and Faience (composite material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Mineral and rock samples
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Dimensions:
length 23 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Calcite crystal, accession number 6-11639, described as Calcite crystal, painted blue; length 23 mm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Calcite crystal, accession number 6-11639, described as Calcite crystal, painted blue; length 23 mm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Calcite crystal, accession number 6-11639, described as Calcite crystal, painted blue; length 23 mm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Calcite crystal, accession number 6-11639, described as Calcite crystal, painted blue; length 23 mm.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Calcite crystal, accession number 6-11639, described as Calcite crystal, painted blue; length 23 mm.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Calcite crystal, accession number 6-11639, described as Calcite crystal, painted blue; length 23 mm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Calcite crystal, accession number 6-11639, described as Calcite crystal, painted blue; length 23 mm.

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