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Offering case for a round cake

Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6
2323–2150 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 2385 A

Medium/Technique Limestone
Dimensions Legacy dimension: .288 D.
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.3490
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTomb equipment

DescriptionBase of a limestone case for a round cake; broken; yellow wash inside and out; probably belongs with 13.4306.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, G2385 A. 1913: 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.



Findspot Information: From Giza. G 2385 A / 64