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Fragment of bowl
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 3
2649–2575 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Zawyet el-Aryan, Z 500
Medium/Technique
Diorite
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .089 H. .209 D.
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.2404
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionDiorite; fine surface; modeled recurve rim; marks of grinder on interior; broken and mended; half of bowl only.
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan, Z 500. 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.