Plate

Early Dynastic Period

ca. 3100–2649 B.C.

Not on view

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Title: Plate
Period: Early Dynastic Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 2
Date: ca. 3100–2649 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Memphite Region, Saqqara
Medium: Stone
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1912
Object Number: 12.181.1
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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