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Convex bowl
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 3
2649–2575 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Zawyet el-Aryan, Z 500
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 6.7 x 17.3 cm (2 5/8 x 6 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.2340
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThe stone is fine-grained and wavy-lined. It is white veined. The rim is plain. It is broken and mended. Small fragments are missing. The rim is nicked.
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan, Z 500. 1911: 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.