Muller

Description

Muller (grinder) in white marble for grinding pigment, shaped as a human thumb bent at right angles: Ancient Egyptian, Lower Egypt, probably Alexandria, Ptolemaic or Roman Period

Museum reference

A.1911.255

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Muller

Production information

Egypt, Northern Africa

Date

323 BC - 395

Style / Culture

Ptolemaic Period, Ancient Egyptian
Roman Period, Ancient Egyptian

Materials

Marble

Physical description

White marble; shaped as a human thumb bent at right angles

Collection place(s)

Alexandria, Lower Egypt, Egypt, Northern Africa

Associations

Hilton Price Collection
Collector: Hilton Price, Frederick George, 1842 - 1909

Exhibitions

• Egyptian Gallery, 2003 - 2008 (2003 - 2008)
  Royal Scottish Museum

• Ancient Egypt (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland