Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · architecture
Speciman of Mortar from the Great Pyramid Old KingdomGiza
Description
Mortar, Giza Pyramid. Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Khufu, ca. 2550 B.C. Mortar. L. 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.); W. 6 cm (2 3/8 in.); D. 2.2 cm (7/8 in.). From: Pyramid Complex of Khufu, Pyramid, Giza, Memphite Region, Egypt. Credit: Gift of Albert M. Lythgoe, 1917.
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A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
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