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Model saucer
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5 (?)
2465–2323 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 2353 B
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 1.2 x 5.5 cm (1/2 x 2 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.3088
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionObject is part of a group of sixty-seven offering vessels: 13.3087 to 13.3090, 13.3111 to 13.3118, and 13.3339 to 13.3393 (of which only 13.3339, 13.3353, 13.3372 to 13.3393 are present). All in the group have the field number 12-11-48, for which OR has: sixty-seven small offering saucers, two main types, bored and rubbed.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, G 2353 B (Recorder here, but not in object register: D / 48). 1912: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.