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

DepartmentAncient Mediterranean Art
CultureEgyptian
Dateca. 1352-1336 BC
MediumWood
Dimensions3 11/16 × 2 1/4 in. (9.3 × 5.7 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, purchased with the Antiquities Acquisition Fund
Object number92.78.4
Geography
Place madeEgypt
Place foundel-Amarna, Egypt
DescriptionA wood pestle or pounder, with a rounded pounding surface and a thick, flaring handle.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. 25.1093); 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.
On view
Collections
San Antonio Museum of Art, Anonymous gift.
Pestle with Anthropomorphic Motif
Culture: Taíno
ca. A.D. 1000-1400
Pestle
Pestle
Unknown
late- 19th-early- 20th century
San Antonio Museum of Art, purchased with the Antiquities Acquisition Fund.
Chariot fitting
Culture: Egyptian
ca. 1352-1336 BC
San Antonio Museum of Art, purchased with the Antiquities Acquisition Fund.
Handle
Culture: Egyptian
ca. 1352-1336 B.C.
San Antonio Museum of Art, purchased with the Antiquities Acquisition Fund.
Spindle Whorl
Culture: Egyptian
ca. 1352-1336 BC
San Antonio Museum of Art, purchased with the Antiquities Acquisition Fund.
Kohl Stick
Culture: Egyptian
1550-1295 BC
San Antonio Museum of Art, purchased with the Antiquities Acquisition Fund.
Comb
Culture: Egyptian
ca. 1352-1336 B.C.
San Antonio Museum of Art, purchased with the Grace Fortner Rider Endowment Fund.
Strigil
Culture: Roman
1st-3rd century A.D.
Gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins.
Textile Stamps
19th century
San Antonio Museum of Art, The D. Joseph Judge, MD Collection donated by the Judge Family.
Mirror Handle
Unknown
Culture: Chimú
ca. A.D. 900-1200
San Antonio Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Friends of Folk Art.
Printing Blocks
Jose Francisco Borges
ca. 1960-1985
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Beryl N. and Henry G. McCleary.
Weight
Culture: Egyptian
664 B.C.-A.D. 395

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