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stone block

human history
  • Description

    stone block. Was collected at Mohamed Ali's Mosque, said to be from the Great Pyramid at Giza. It is probably from the Mohamed Ali Mosque, which is partially constructed out of alabaster.

  • Accession Number
    1984.117
  • Other Id

    50802 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Archaeology

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  • Alabaster fragment, 1984.117, 50802, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 30 Apr 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • Alabaster fragment, 1984.117, 50802, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 30 Apr 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • Alabaster fragment, 1984.117, 50802, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 30 Apr 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • Alabaster fragment, 1984.117, 50802, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 30 Apr 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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