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Grinder

Middle Kingdom

ca. 1981–1952 B.C.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 108

This grinding stone was part of a foundation deposit comprising 25 vessels of pottery and Egyptian alabaster, 1 stone burnisher of Egyptian alabaster, and 9 additional rough grinders of sandstone. The deposit was discovered in a pit along the axis of the pyramid temple of Amenemhat I at Lisht North, where it had been buried during rituals performed by the king to mark the beginning of the temple's construction.

See also 08.200.15a, 08.200.15b, 08.200.15c, 08.200.bb, 08.200dd, and 08.200.15ff.

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Title: Grinder

Period: Middle Kingdom

Dynasty: Dynasty 12

Reign: reign of Amenemhat I

Date: ca. 1981–1952 B.C.

Geography: From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Pyramid Temple of Amenemhat I, foundation deposit, MMA excavations, 1908–09

Medium: Sandstone

Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1908

Accession Number: 08.200.15jj

Chronology

Egypt, 2000-1000 B.C.

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