Plate

Predynastic Period

ca. 3850–2960 BCE

Not on view

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Title: Plate
Period: Predynastic Period
Date: ca. 3850–2960 BCE
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Stone
Dimensions: Ht. 7.4 x Diam.20.3 cm (2 15/16 x 8 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1910
Object Number: 10.176.155
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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