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Description : Ancient Egypt, Pre-Dynastic Period, ca. 4400 to 3100 BCE. A hand-carved stone grinding platform and an ovoid handpiece. The oblong basin has a lightly concave grinding platform used to mill coarse substances into finer powders. The handpiece is acutely angled and incredibly smooth on the grinding surface from countless uses. Size (grinding platform): 17.1 L x 11.5 W (43.4 cm x 29.2 cm), size (handpiece): 4.1 L (10.4 cm). For a stylistically-similar example of the handpiece, please see the Brooklyn Museum, accession number 07.447.896: Provenance: private Chicago, Illinois, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #132862

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Title : Egyptian Predynastic Grinding Stone W/ Handpiece
Condition report : Grinding platform repaired from a couple of large pieces with some resurfacing and light adhesive residue along break lines. Small nicks and abrasions to platform and handpiece, and light encrustations. Nice earthen deposits throughout.

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