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San Antonio Museum of Art, purchased with the Antiquities Acquisition Fund.
Handle
San Antonio Museum of Art, purchased with the Antiquities Acquisition Fund.
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Handle

DepartmentAncient Mediterranean Art
CultureEgyptian
Dateca. 1352-1336 B.C.
MediumWood
Dimensions4 5/8 x 1 in. (11.7 x 2.6 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, purchased with the Antiquities Acquisition Fund
Object number92.78.9
Geography
Place madeEgypt
Place foundel-Amarna, Egypt
DescriptionA short wood handle or peg with slightly faceted sides, which narrows at the center, at the base of the tapering tang.ProvenanceExcavated at Amarna by the Egypt Exploration Society before 1924; Egypt Exploration Society, by gift to Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, 1923 or 1924 (Toledo accession no. 25.1088); deaccessioned by Toledo Museum of Art, 1991; sold, Sotheby's, New York, June 25, 1992, lot 260; sold by Peter Sharrer, Hillsdale, NJ, to San Antonio Museum of Art, 1992Published ReferencesSotheby's, New York, June 25, 1992, lot 260.
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San Antonio Museum of Art, purchased with the Antiquities Acquisition Fund.
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Museum Purchase: Stark-Willson Collection.
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Culture: Assyrian
ca. 900-612 B.C.
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Ointment Jar
Culture: Egyptian
ca. 1390-1352 B.C.
Spear or harpoon point
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Museum Purchase: Stark-Willson Collection.
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Culture: Roman
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Museum Purchase: Stark-Willson Collection.
Mirror
Culture: Egyptian
ca. 2055-1650 BC
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Pestle
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ca. 1352-1336 BC
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