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Model food offering

Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Khephren
2520–2494 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 7510, Exterior chapel

Medium/Technique Plaster
Dimensions Height x diameter of base: 3.1 x 2.2 cm (1 1/4 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number25.2303
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionVery small model cone; part of a series of model dishes and model cones numbering from 25-2-409 to 25-2-483.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, G 7510, Exterior chapel. 1925: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.