Rock sample
Category
Archaeological material
Date
Unknown
Materials
Limestone rock
Measurements
32 x 43 x 22 mm
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 1991221
Summary
A small piece of white limestone, marked by hand and in ink "Pyramids, Giza". Possibly a portion of a facing stone from one of the pyramids at Giza on the outskirts of Cairo, and which would have come from the Tura quarries nearby.