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Cylindrical beaker
Egyptian
Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty 2 (?)
2750–2649 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 108
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 21.5 x 10 cm (8 7/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.2970
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionNile silt; cylinder beaker; flat base; rolled rim; smooth slip, slightly eroded. Broken and repaired, but whole.
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 108. 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: December 7, 1911)
(Accession date: December 7, 1911)