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Mud stoppers

Four pieces of mud stoppers with rough inpressions. Photograph: yes.

Details

  • ID
    EMC_JE_92861
  • Department
    Egyptian Museum, Cairo
  • Classification
    Seals, sealings & stoppers
  • Findspot
    S of Menkaure "Gateway"(?), quadrant F. Based on Plan 1 in Kromer, Nezlet Batran, the area excavated seems to be south of Menkaure Valley Temple and modern Muslim cemetery.
  • Material
    Mud
  • Dimensions
    L 2.8, 4.6, 4 [?] 5.3 x 7.5 cm
  • Credit Line
    Egyptian Museum, Cairo
  • Karl Kromer excavation number
    KK_exc_802
  • Karl Kromer excavation number
    KK_exc_869
  • Karl Kromer excavation number
    KK_exc_1036
  • Cairo Special Register number
    EMC_SR_2/18034
  • Period
    Early Dynastic Period
  • Object owned by
    Egyptian Museum, Cairo
  • Excavator
    Karl Kromer
  • Notes
    From excavations of Karl Kromer, Innsbruck University, 1974.
  • Remarks
    RELATED MEDIA: EMC_JE_XIX_Sp123LR; RELATED CONSTITUENT(S): Karl Kromer; ALTERNATE NUMBER(S): KK_exc_802; KK_exc_869; KK_exc_1036

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People 1

Modern People

  • Karl Kromer

    • Type Excavator
    • Nationality & Dates
    • Remarks Excavator of Nezlet Batran.

Institutions 1