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Bone piercer

Bone piercer
 Middle Kingdom – Second Intermediate Period, Dynasties XII–XVII 1985 BCE-1550 BCE

Medium
bone
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the Committee of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1899
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
bone
Measurements
7.4 × 1.5 × 0.9 cm
Place/s of Execution
Egypt
Inscription
none
Accession Number
634-D2
Department
Antiquities
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the Committee of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1899
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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