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Squat shouldered jar
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
2625–2500 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Mycerinus Valley Temple
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 8.2 x 19.8 cm (3 1/4 x 7 13/16 in.)
Accession Number
11.434
Medium or Technique
Limestone breccia
Not On View
Collections
Classifications
Breccia; red and brownish-white; handles modeled on shoulders; broken and mended; pieces missing.
Provenance
From Giza, Menkaura Valley Temple. March 2, 1911: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1911: assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
(Accession Date: March 2, 1911)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition