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Fragment of a round-bottomed dish

Egyptian
Old Kingdom, late Dynasty 3
2649–2575 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Zawyet el-Aryan

Medium/Technique Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions Diameter: 26.6 cm (10 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.3151
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionThe stone is thick and unpolished with pink streaks. The shape is convex. The base is rounded, and the rim is plain. It is broken and mended. Fragments are missing.
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan. 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.