Mortar

Mortar

Public Domain

CultureEgyptian
Titles
  • Mortar
Date1550–1069 BC
MediumEgyptian alabaster (calcite)
Dimensions4 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 5 in.

Credit LineGift of Miss Annette Finnigan
Object number31.66.1
Not on view

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Department
Antiquities
Object Type
ProvenanceAndré Bircher (1838–1926), Cairo, by 1926 [1]; by inheritance to Mrs. F. Serveux, Cairo, 1926; purchased by Miss Annette Finnigan (1873–1940), Houston, by 1931; given to MFAH, 1931.

[1] Bircher Collection #321.
Exhibition History"The Egyptian Mummy: Unwrapping the Mystery," Houston Museum of Natural Science, Mar. 23-Aug. 27, 1989 (LN: 89.14)

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No date
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No date
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No date
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No date
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500–400 BC
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2000.242
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100–150 AD
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300–200 BC
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