<em>Pounding Stone</em>, ca. 4400–2675 B.C.E. Granite-porphyry, Measurements: Greatest diameters: 6.4 cm, 6.6 cm., 6.8 cm., 5.8 cm., 6.4 cm., 6 cm. Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 07.447.964. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.07.447.174_.783b_.783a_.876_.879_.882_.884_.926_.936_.959_.960_.962_.963_.964_.790a-i_09.889.296a_NegID_07.447.174GRPC_print_bw.jpg)

Pounding Stone, ca. 4400–2675 B.C.E. Granite-porphyry, Measurements: Greatest diameters: 6.4 cm, 6.6 cm., 6.8 cm., 5.8 cm., 6.4 cm., 6 cm. Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 07.447.964. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.07.447.174_.783b_.783a_.876_.879_.882_.884_.926_.936_.959_.960_.962_.963_.964_.790a-i_09.889.296a_NegID_07.447.174GRPC_print_bw.jpg)

Pounding Stone, ca. 4400–2675 B.C.E. Granite-porphyry, Measurements: Greatest diameters: 6.4 cm, 6.6 cm., 6.8 cm., 5.8 cm., 6.4 cm., 6 cm. Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 07.447.964. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.07.447.1002_07.447.964_07.447.1025_07.447.926_07.447.961_09.889.321_NegID_07.447.1025GRPA_print_bw.jpg)

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Pounding Stone

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Granite-porphyry

DATES ca. 4400–2675 B.C.E.

PERIOD Predynastic Period to Early Dynastic Period

DIMENSIONS Measurements: Greatest diameters: 6.4 cm, 6.6 cm., 6.8 cm., 5.8 cm., 6.4 cm., 6 cm. (show scale)

COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

ACCESSION NUMBER 07.447.964

CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view

CAPTION Pounding Stone, ca. 4400–2675 B.C.E. Granite-porphyry, Measurements: Greatest diameters: 6.4 cm, 6.6 cm., 6.8 cm., 5.8 cm., 6.4 cm., 6 cm. Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 07.447.964. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.07.447.174_.783b_.783a_.876_.879_.882_.884_.926_.936_.959_.960_.962_.963_.964_.790a-i_09.889.296a_NegID_07.447.174GRPC_print_bw.jpg)

IMAGE group, CUR.07.447.174_.783b_.783a_.876_.879_.882_.884_.926_.936_.959_.960_.962_.963_.964_.790a-i_09.889.296a_NegID_07.447.174GRPC_print_bw.jpg., 2012

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