Fragment of the Great Pyramid of Giza

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Fragment of the Great Pyramid of Giza
Image Not Available for Fragment of the Great Pyramid of Giza
Artist/Maker
Date2584 BCE
MediumLimestone
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/4 × 7/8 × 9/16 in. (3.2 × 2.3 × 1.4 cm)
Credit LineIsaac Hollister Hall, Class of 1859, Collection. Transferred from the Hamilton College Archives; Gift of Janet M. Bates.
Object number2015.6.61
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Alternate Titles Fragment of the Great Pyramid of Gizeh
Exhibition History 2015
Clinton, NY. Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Archive Hall: Art and Artifacts," May 2015 - ongoing (no catalog).
Provenance 2013: Hamilton College (Archives), by gift of Janet M. Bates;
1999: Janet M. Bates, by bequest of her husband, George P. Bates;
?: George P. Bates, Class of 1936, by gift or bequest of his mother, Mary Hall Bates;
?: Mary Hall Bates, by gift or bequest of her father, Isaac Hollister Hall;
ca. 1875-77: Isaac Hollister Hall
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