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Case for flat, round offerings

Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6
2350–2170 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Tomb G 2385 A / 66

Medium/Technique Limestone
Dimensions Legacy dimension: .285 D.
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.4306
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionLimestone case for vegetables, cover only; yellow wash inside and out.
(perhaps cakes)
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.


Findspot Information: From Giza, tomb G 2385 A / 66