Accession No

2008.85 E


Description

Fragment of alabaster, rectangular in shape with smoothed surfaces. Possibly fragment of an offering table or a weight.


Place

Africa; North Africa; Egypt; ?Hierakonpolis


Period

?Old Kingdom ?Middle Kingdom ?New Kingdom ?Ptolemaic


Source

Oriental Studies Department


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

2008.85 E


Cultural Affliation


Material

Alabaster


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (CMS Context)
2008.85 was entered into the accession register as 'pottery sherds' but are, in fact, almost all stone artefacts. See individual suffixes for details. I.Gunn 9/6/2015
Event Date 9/6/2015
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
Fragment of alabaster, rectangular in shape with smoothed surfaces. Possibly fragment of an offering table or a weight.
Event Date 9/6/2015
Author: maa


Context (CMS Context)
Handwritten note found with this idno group reads: 'probably Hierakonpolis #168, 124'. '?Hierakonpolis' has therefore been added to the Place field.
Event Date 11/7/2016
Author: Ben Hinson


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