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Accessory to serving statuette, stack of bread loaves
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5
2465–2323 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Mastaba G 2004, serdab
Medium/Technique
Painted limestone
Dimensions
Height x width: 13.5 x 10 cm (5 5/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number06.1887
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionLimestone. Model of clay pots in a stack, in shape of a lumpy cone, painted rudely with red and black patches.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, Tomb G 2004, serdab. 1904: 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: November 8, 1906)
(Accession date: November 8, 1906)