Round-bottomed dish
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 3
2649–2575 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Zawyet el-Aryan
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 4.4 x 22.4 cm (1 3/4 x 8 13/16 in.)
Accession Number
11.2401a-c
Medium or Technique
Porphyry
Not On View
Collections
Classifications
The stone is black and white. The shape is straight sided. The base is rounded, and the rim is plain. It is broken and mended. Many fragments are missing.
Provenance
From Zawyet el-Aryan. 1911: 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.
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition