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Bowl with grooved rim
Egyptian
Old Kingdom
2649–2100 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Menkaura Valley Temple I-30 A
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.1926
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionBody type: bowl
Profile: straight-sided
Rim type: grooved
Base: round
Surface: red burnished
Condition: five total fragments
Profile: straight-sided
Rim type: grooved
Base: round
Surface: red burnished
Condition: five total fragments
ProvenanceFrom Giza, Menkaura Valley Temple I-30a. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.