Title: Specimen of mortar from the Great Pyramid
Object type: Mortar fragment, Giza Pyramid
Date: ca. 2551–2528 B.C.
Period: Old Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 4
Reign: reign of Khufu
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.)
Credit line: Anonymous Gift, 1924
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Giza Pyramid Complex of Khufu Pyramid, between core blocks, north side  
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY