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Accessory to serving statuette, jar
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5
2465–2323 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Tomb G 2382
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Hieght x diameter: 8.8 x 5 cm (3 7/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.3133
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionShouldered jar with a small flat base; an accessory for a "serving statuette." Worked rim heavily battered and chipped, two carved bands: one roughly at midpoint of the body and one just above the base. Surface rough; large chip missing from base.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, Tomb G 2382. 1912: 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.
(Accession date: December 4, 1913)
(Accession date: December 4, 1913)