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Convex dish
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18
1550–1295 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Zawyet el-Aryan
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 1.7 x 10.1 cm (11/16 x 4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.2442
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThe stone is yellow and fine-grained. The base is flat, and the rim is plain. A portion of one side of the dish is missing.
ProvenanceFrom 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.