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Round-bottomed dish
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, late Dynasty 3
2649–2575 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Zawyet el-Aryan, Z 500
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 10 x 24.7 cm (3 15/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.3019
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThe stone is wavy veined of white and translucent across the bowl. The shape is convex. The base is rounded, and the rim is plain. It is partially restored. It is broken and mended. Fragments are missing.
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan, Z 500. 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.