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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Egyptian (possibly)
Title:Flint core
Type:Lighting Device; Lighting Tools and Equipment
Materials:Flint
Measurements:overall: 1 1/2 x 3 x 3 x 3 in.; 3.81 x 7.62 x 7.62 x 7.62 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1910.3.1.A.B(b)
Credit Line:Source and date of acquisition unknown
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Flint core of a gray-beige color. Half-spherical in shape; two large chips on outside reveal darker core. Core visible from above as well: a dark dot within a medium circle with a dark-ringed border, a lighter rinf between these, and then the shell. Appearance of concentric circles. A dark line runs partway across this face, and a small ridge radiate from the center.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; lighting; fires; light

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