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Miniature jar

Egyptian
Old Kingdom
2649–2100 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Roman grave [G 7000] SE LXII, debris

Medium/Technique Pottery
Dimensions Overall: 8 x 4 cm (3 1/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number28-4-107c.1
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionWare type: brownware
Vessel type: miniature shoulder jar
Profile: globular
Rim type: elongated neck with applied, plain rim
Base: flaring, wide, flat
Surface Condition: light wash
Vessel Condition: rim nicked
Decoration:
Other:
ProvenanceFrom Giza, Roman grave [G 7000] SE LXII, debris. 1928: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.