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Convex bowl fragment
Egyptian
Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty 1
2960–2770 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 482
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Diameter: 19.4 cm (7 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.3176
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThe stone has horizontal white and broken veins. It has black smudges. The rim is plain. It is broken and mended. Half of the bowl is missing.
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan, Z 482. 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.