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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
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.