Agate

Museum number:
6-8881
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
D193
Accession number:
Acc.56/63/107
Description:
Polished lump of agate or amber
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Tomb 193, Cemetery 1-200, Deir el-Ballas
Verbatim coll. place:
Tomb 193 (?)
Culture or time period:
18th Dynasty of Egypt (1550–1295 BC)
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Collection date:
1900
Materials:
Amber (fossil resin)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Mineral and rock samples
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Agate, accession number 6-8881, described as Polished lump of agate or amberHearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Agate, accession number 6-8881, described as Polished lump of agate or amberHearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Agate, accession number 6-8881, described as Polished lump of agate or amberHearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Agate, accession number 6-8881, described as Polished lump of agate or amber
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Agate, accession number 6-8881, described as Polished lump of agate or amber

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