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Balanites fruit

Middle Kingdom (?)

ca. 2051–1981 B.C.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 109

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Title: Balanites fruit

Period: Middle Kingdom (?)

Dynasty: Dynasty 11?

Date: ca. 2051–1981 B.C.

Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Khokha, Tomb MMA 828 (H 4), in rubbish, MMA excavations, 1915

Medium: Fruit

Dimensions: L. 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in.)

Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1915

Accession Number: 15.10.85

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