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Large brownware bowl

Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Snefru to Khufu
2575–2528 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 7000 X

Medium/Technique Pottery
Dimensions Overall: 15 x 36 cm (5 7/8 x 14 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number37.2680
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionLarge convex bowl, unevenly shaped; plain rim; rounded base. Brownware; surface heavily eroded. Broken and mended and somewhat restored in plaster.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, G 7000 X. 19?: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.