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Dish
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6
2323–2150 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, 2422 Pit A
Dimensions
Overall: 9 x 26 cm (3 9/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
Accession Number
36-6-44
Medium or Technique
Pottery
Not On View
Collections
Classifications
Ware type:
Body type: dish
Profile: straight-sided
Rim type: flattened, everted
Base: round
Surface: red burnished
Condition: restored, incomplete
Decoration: groove below rim
Tag found with object says, “out of BG 444.”
Provenance
From Giza, 2422 Pit A. 1936: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition