Ancient Egyptian bottom grinding stone from Badari dated 4000 – 3200 BC

Disc shaped black stone grinder or pounder. Worn smooth and flat on one side. (NB The Old Index Card notes that this was used for beating out copper into thin foil.)
Colour: black
Currently displayed as bottom grinding stone.

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1924.31.58.b
  • Material: basalt
  • Culture: Amratian - Gerzean Period, Naqada 1 - 2
  • Period: Predynastic Period
  • Excavator: Guy Brunton
  • Dated: 4000 - 3200 BC
  • Object name: bottom grinding stone
  • Dimensions: Length: 172mm , Width: 170mm , Depth: 70mm
  • Published references: Brunton G British School of Archaeology in Egypt And the Egyptian Research Account Twenty Ninth Year 1923 Qau and Badari 1 1927
  • Site: Badari
  • Latitude: 26.9925
  • Longitude: 31.4156