Cylindrical beaker
Egyptian
Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty 2
2750–2649 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 131
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 15.1 x 11.9 cm (5 15/16 x 4 11/16 in.)
Accession Number
11.2464
Medium or Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Not On View
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Classifications
The stone is fine-grained and wavy-lined. The base is flat, and the rim is rolled and everted. The rim is modeled at the top. A fragment is missing from the rim.
Provenance
From Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 131. 1910-11: 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.
(Accession date: October 19, 1911)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition