El Mahasna
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El Mahasna | |
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  El Mahasna Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 26°16.5′N 31°49.75′E / 26.2750°N 31.82917°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Sohag |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
El Mahasna (Al Maḩāsinah) is a modern settlement and archaeological site near Beit Khallaf and north of Abidos.
El Mahasna is famous for various artifact of the Naqada I period and later, particularly a statuette of a man with penile sheath, equivalents of which exist, such as the Ashmolean Museum Mac Gregor Man statuette, or the golden statuettes from Tell el-Farkha.[1]
The site was excavated in the early 20th century, resulting in an influential report: Pre-dynastic cemetery at El Mahasna.[2]
Man with penile sheath and four pendants. Tomb H29, El Mahasna. Naqada I Pre-Dynastic period.
Bowl with hippopotamus, El Mahasna
Discoidal macehead, El Mahasna
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