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Title: Servant Grinding Grain
Period: Old Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 5, second half
Date: ca. 2420–2323 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt; Probably from Memphite Region, Giza
Medium: limestone, paint
Dimensions: H. 19.4 cm (7 5/8 in.)
Credit Line: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1979
Object Number: 1979.403
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