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Potstand
Egyptian
Old Kingdom (?)
2649–2100 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 2330 = G 5380
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 25 x 16 (diameter of base) x 5.5 cm (diameter of stem) (9 13/16 x 6 5/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.3665
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionWare type: coarse redware
Vessel type: potstand
Profile: elongated, slender profile; flares at either end
Rim type: collared
Base: wide, flaring
Surface Condition: traces of white slip; surface heavily eroded, flaking
Vessel Condition: about 90% complete
Decoration:
Other: found on shelf T, section 6 0A02 Basement South with other unmarked objects, undated note indicating fragments were from Mesaid, and note from 2004 (S. Onstine) indicating objects from Giza; provenance unresolved, but likely from Giza
Vessel type: potstand
Profile: elongated, slender profile; flares at either end
Rim type: collared
Base: wide, flaring
Surface Condition: traces of white slip; surface heavily eroded, flaking
Vessel Condition: about 90% complete
Decoration:
Other: found on shelf T, section 6 0A02 Basement South with other unmarked objects, undated note indicating fragments were from Mesaid, and note from 2004 (S. Onstine) indicating objects from Giza; provenance unresolved, but likely from Giza
ProvenanceFrom Giza G 2330 = G 5380. 1912: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt. (Accession date: June 2, 2022)