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Miniature cylinder beaker
Egyptian
Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty 2 (?)
2750–2649 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 114
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 5 x 4.5 cm (1 15/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.2487
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionCylinder beaker; flat base; rolled rim; Nile silt, some white deposits. Good condition, rim slightly chipped.
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 114. 1910-11: 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.
(Accession date: October 19, 1911)
(Accession date: October 19, 1911)