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Fragment disc lid
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6
2323–2150 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Tell I, Trench 2, Room H
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Length: 4.6 cm (1 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.4280
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsInscriptions
DescriptionAlabaster, with part of cartouche of Pepy I, filled in with blue.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma. 1912-13: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1913: assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.