Upper body fragments of a squat shouldered jar
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
2575–2465 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Menkaura (Mycerinus) Valley Temple
Dimensions
Width x length (a): 5.9 x 15.5 cm (2 5/16 x 6 1/8 in.) Width x length (b): 7.4 x 16.6 cm (2 15/16 x 6 9/16 in.)
Accession Number
11.1712a-c
Medium or Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Not On View
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The stone is fine-grained with much opaque white. There is no ring on top. The base is missing, and the rim is inverted. It is broken and mended. Only these three upper body fragments of the jar remain.
Provenance
From Egypt, Menkaura (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.
Findspot Information: From Menkaura (Mycerinus) Valley Temple, Giza.
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition