Specimen of mortar from the Great Pyramid
Object type: Mortar fragment, Giza Pyramid
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Old Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 4
Reign: reign of Khufu
Date: ca. 2551–2528 B.C.
Medium: Mortar (shell, quartz, bricks)
Dimensions: L. 11.6 cm (4 9/16 in.); W. 11 cm (4 5/16 in.); D. 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Giza
Locale: Pyramid Complex of Khufu
Locus: Pyramid, between core blocks, north side
Credit line: Anonymous Gift, 1924
Accession year: 1923