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Middle Kingdom
Discovered inside a large linen bag that belonged to an archer were three quartz pebbles, and a cone-shaped object of unknown use.
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Title: Pebbles and a cone-shaped object
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 11
Date: ca. 2050–2000 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Tomb MMA 812, MMA excavations
Medium: Quartz
Dimensions:
H. 2.2 × W. 4.5 × D. 4.5 cm (7/8 × 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 in.) c
H. 1.8 × W. 3.8 × D. 3.3 cm (11/16 × 1 1/2 × 1 5/16 in.) d
H. 2.2 × W. 3.3 × D. 2.9 cm (7/8 × 1 5/16 × 1 1/8 in.) e
H. 4.1 × Dia. 2.6 cm (1 5/8 × 1 in.) g
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1931
Object Number: 31.3.47c–e, g
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