Red granite; or part of Pompey's pillar (possibly)
Roman, Unidentified Egyptian maker, Thebes, Egypt, Africa
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4th century
Red granite
Overall: 2 7/8 × 2 11/16 in. (7.3 × 6.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Gift of Frederick Hall, Class of 1803
13.158.4255
Geography/Culture
Africa, Northern Africa, Egypt
Period
1-500
Object Name
Artifact
Classification
Ancient Egypt
Africa
Not on view
Provenance
Possibly collected by the American missionary Plink Fisk (1792-1825) ; possibly given to Frederick Hall (1780-1843), Class of 1803, date unknown; given to present collection, 1838-1841; catalogued, 1913.
Old Number
1810 Catalogue, No. 265-66; Red No. 13.1171; glass plate negative #: 27B44
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