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Egyptian
Old Kingdom, dynasty 4
2575–2465 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Menkaura Valley Temple
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Overall: 6.7 x 17.7 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.347
OUT ON LOAN
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionAlabaster; fine-grained; broad bands of white; no ring at top; broken and mended; one piece missing.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Menkaura Valley Temple, Giza. 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.