Reproduction
Object Category
mineral samples
Description
Malachite and galena, four lumps. From Naqada Tomb 660. Identification of Galena confirmed by X-ray diffraction Dr. N.H. Gale, Department of Geology, University of Oxford, 1978. Lead Isotope result: 208pb/206pb 207pb/206pb 206pb/204pb 2.02621 0.82297 18.9276. Neutron Activation result: Cu. 240.49, Au..0598, As. 6.72, Sb. 38.82, Ag. 21.82.
Collection Place
Naqada
Collector
Publications
- Baumgartel, Elise Jenny, Naqada supplement, p. XXVI
- Petrie, William Matthew Flinders, Naqada and Ballas: 1895
- Gale, Noel H., Sources of Galena, Lead and Silver in Predynastic Egypt
Production Period
Naqada Period
Material
Accession Number
LDUCE-UC5111
Administration Name
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
