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Cylindrical beaker
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 3
2649–2575 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Zawyet el-Aryan, Z 500
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 17.5 x 11.6 cm (6 7/8 x 4 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.2472
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionCylindrical beaker of coarse-grained stone with red veins. The base is flat, and the rim is unworked. It is unfinished. It has bulky proportions. The boring of the interior was begun. The rim is partly modeled at the top. It is in battered condition with small fragments missing.
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan. Z 500. 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.
(Accession date: October 19, 1911)
(Accession date: October 19, 1911)