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Stone tool: granite hammer

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7242, G 7530-7540, street G 7500, G 7450, street G 7300

Black granite hammer. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:2; 1:4

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_27-4-1243
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Tools & equipment-Woodworking and stoneworking
  • Findspot
    Street G 7500, debris S of door of mastaba G 7530-7540: G 7530, room a
  • Material
    Granite
  • Dimensions
    Width: 17 cm Length: 18 cm Thickness: 8 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 27.1549
  • Date of Register Entry
    04/30/1927
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 2

Published Documents 1

Full Bibliography

  • Dunham, Dows, and William Kelly Simpson. The Mastaba of Queen Mersyankh III (G 7530-7540). Giza Mastabas 1. Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, 1974, p. 23, fig. 15.

    Markowitz, Yvonne J., Joyce L. Haynes, and Rita E. Freed. Egypt in the Age of the Pyramids: Highlights from the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Expedition. Boston: MFA Publications, 2002, p. 71, cat. 19c.