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Egyptian
Old Kingdom
2649–2100 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Menkaura Valley Temple, sub 302?
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 8 x 20 cm (3 1/8 x 7 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.2107
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionShape:
Profile: straight sided
Rim type: slightly inverted
Base: rounded
Surface: red burnished
Condition: about half of the vessel is missing
Decoration: has a X pot mark
Profile: straight sided
Rim type: slightly inverted
Base: rounded
Surface: red burnished
Condition: about half of the vessel is missing
Decoration: has a X pot mark
ProvenanceFrom Giza, Menkaura Valley Temple, sub 302?. 19: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.