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Medium cylinder jar
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
2625–2500 B.C.
Object Place: Notes: Egypt (Giza, Menkaure Valley Temple); Findspot: Egypt, Giza
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 14.9 x 14.6 cm (5 7/8 x 5 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.488a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionAlabaster; fine-grained; wavy-lined; broken and mended; two fragments; pieces missing.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, Menkaura Valley Temple. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1911: assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
(Accession Date: March 2, 1911)
(Accession Date: March 2, 1911)