Convex bowl
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 3
2649–2575 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Zawyet el-Aryan
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 9.6 x 15.1 cm (3 3/4 x 5 15/16 in.)
Accession Number
11.2405
Medium or Technique
Diorite
Not On View
Collections
Classifications
The stone is black and white. The base is flat, and the rim is plain. It is broken and mended. Over half of the bowl is missing.
Provenance
From Zawyet el-Aryan. 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.
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition