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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Provenance

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
Object Number: 08.200.15jj
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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