Scraper

Unidentified Ancient Egyptian maker

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collected 1927

Chert

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of the Estate of Harold Goddard Rugg, Class of 1906

157.25.13970

Geography

Place Made: Giza, Egypt, Northern Africa, Africa

Object Name

Tools and Equipment: Scraper

Research Area

Ancient Egypt

Africa

Not on view

Course History

CLST 20, Prehistoric Greek Archaeology, Julie Hruby, Fall 2019

Classical Studies 20.01, Greek Archaeology: First Hominids to Mycenean Palaces, Julie Hruby, Spring 2023

Provenance

Collected by Harold Goddard Rugg (1883-1957, Class of 1906) of Hanover, New Hampshire, in the sand in Gizeh, 1927; given by his Estate to present collection, 1957.

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