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Slab for Grinding Pigment

Date2000 B.C.E.-1800 B.C.E.

Place createdAbydos, Egypt, Africa

Mediumgabbro

Dimensions1 × 4 3/4 × 3 in. (2.6 × 12 × 7.6 cm)

ClassificationsStone

DepartmentSouth Asian Art, Islamic Art and Antiquities

Credit LineGift of the Egypt Exploration Society

Accession Number1914.429

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