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Model vessel

Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
2575–2465 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 7440 E

Medium/Technique Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions Height x diameter: 1.2 x 4.0 cm (1/2 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number27.1492
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionOne of thirty-two model basins, flat bottom, flat rim, roughly made. (27.1488 to 27.1519 or 27-5-35 to 27-5-66)
ProvenanceFrom Giza, tomb G 7440 Z. 1927: 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 May 27, 1927)