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Cylindrical beaker
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, late Dynasty 3
2649–2575 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 132
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 13.1 x 7.2 cm (5 3/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.2431
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThe stone is brown-veined and fine-grained. The base is flat, and the rim is missing. It was drilled with a stone borer. Only the base and lower body of the beaker remain.
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 132. 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)
(Accession date: October 19, 1911)