- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Spherical pebble.
- Date / Period
- Archaeological period: Ancient Egyptian Predynastic
- Date collected
- By 1901
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1901
- Materials and processes
- Material Quartz Stone
- Dimensions
- Depth: max 11 mm, Width: max 14 mm, Length: max 17 mm, Weight 6 g
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1901.42.28
- Research and responses
El Mehesna is more commonly spelt El Mahasna; see J. Garstang, 1903, Mahâsna and Bet Khallaf (Egyptian Research Account, London), and also the later publication, E.R. Ayrton & W.L.S. Loat, 1911, Pre-dynastic Cemetery at El Mahasna for more information about this site [RTS 11/3/2005].
- Associated publications
- J. Garstang, 1903, Mahâsna and Bet Khallaf (Egyptian Research Account, London) [AS 30/10/2009]
1901.42.28
Spherical pebble.
1901.42.28
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