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Plate fragments
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5
2465–2323 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 4630
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number14.983
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionWare type: red slip
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Surface Condition: worn
Vessel Condition: one fragment each from three different vessels (two are from plates, one from a jar or plate constricted just above base). Reisner calls them pans.
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Vessel type:
Profile:
Rim type:
Base:
Surface Condition: worn
Vessel Condition: one fragment each from three different vessels (two are from plates, one from a jar or plate constricted just above base). Reisner calls them pans.
Decoration:
Other:
ProvenanceFrom Giza, G4630. 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.