Core
A core is a stone from which flakes have been detached to be made into tools. This particular one was found in a tomb, in a prominent position below the head of an individual identified as an older male. The deceased also held a projectile point in his hands (accession # 32.2.24). Stone tools are not very common in Egyptian tombs, and cores even rarer. Its presence may show a concern for the ability to produce (and use) tools in the afterlife, or it could relate to the tomb owner’s occupation during life.
Artwork Details
- Title: Core
- Period: Predynastic, Badarian
- Date: ca. 4000–3800 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt, Northern Upper Egypt, Matmar, Tomb 3083, BSAE/Brunton excavations, 1931
- Medium: Flint
- Dimensions: L. 8.4 × W. 6.4 × Th. 2.3 cm, Wt. 131.6g (3 5/16 × 2 1/2 × 7/8 in., 4.642oz.)
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1932
- Object Number: 32.2.25
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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ca. 2124–1580 B.C.
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ca. 2124–1580 B.C.
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