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Pestle in the shape of a finger

Pestle in the shape of a finger
© BA Antiquities Museum/M. Sobhy

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Pestle in the shape of a finger

Category:
Tools and equipment, food production equipment, pestles/mallets
Date:
Graeco-Roman Period (332 BCE-395 CE)
Provenance:
Lower Egypt, Alexandria, El Shatby, Bibliotheca Alexandrina Site
Material(s):
Rock, marble
Height:
10 cm;
Width:
3 cm;
Thickness:
4 cm
Hall:
Antiquities of the BA Site, showcase 11



The information given here is subject to modification/update as a result of ongoing research.

References
  • François Queyrel and Ahmed Abd El-Fattah, “Sculptures de la Bibliotheca Alexandrina”, in Alexandrina 2, edited by Jean-Yves Empereur, Études alexandrines 6 (Cairo: Institut français d’archéologie orientale, 2002): 315-339.
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