Related: Stone tool: sandstone whetstone
Result 7 of 9
Site: Giza; view: G 2150, G 2200 = G 5080, G 2342 = G 5020, G 2370, G 5520, G 2340 = G 5480, G 2120

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  • Site: Giza; view: G 2150, G 2200 = G 5080, G 2342 = G 5020, G 2370, G 5520, G 2340 = G 5480, G 2120
Object register entry:
Field number: 33-1-57
Entry date(s): 01/14/1933
Object owner details: MFA accession number: 33.1057
Stone tool: sandstone whetstone
Findspot: Western Cemetery, Pit G 2150 A, debris of chamber
Sandstone
Expedition Measurements: Width: 11 cm Length: 12.2 cm Thickness: 5.4 cm
Description: White sandstone polishing stone; used on all four sides, traces of copper. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:2
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Selected Published References:
Reisner, George A. A History of the Giza Necropolis 1. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1942, p. 443, fig. 267, p. 445.
Problems/Questions: MFA accession number verified