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Description : Ancient Egypt, Pre-Dynastic period, ca. 4000 to 3000. A pair of artifacts from the early agricultural period of ancient Egypt that set the stage for the glory of the Dynastic period to come: a flattish, roughly oval grinding stone, made from pale sandstone, and a small, round hand stone made from hard volcanic rock. Grain cultivated in this area included emmer wheat, barley, and flax, all of which needed to be ground by hand using tools like these. Size of grinding stone: 9.5 L x 11.75 W x 1.8 H (24.1 cm x 29.8 cm x 4.6 cm)
Provenance: private Illinois, USA collection
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Prix: 498.00 USD🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.
Estimations(basse-haute) : 800 USD-1200 USD🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.
À propos du lot
n° 1A Titre : Pre-Dynastic Egyptian Grinding Stone + Hand Stone Condition report : Grinding stone has a loss to one end as shown and a stable crack near the loss. Hand stone shows extensive wear to surface. Artemis Gallery, Salle de vente
🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire. Titre de la vente : Antiquities | Asian | Ethnographic Date de la vente : 18/01/2018🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire. Référence de l'enchère
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