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Brownware lid
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Snefru to Khufu
2575–2528 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 7000 X
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number34-4-52
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionWare type: brownware
Vessel type: plate
Profile: convex
Rim type: plain
Top: flattened, with stirrup handle broken off
Surface Condition: interior blackened; scratched
Vessel Condition: six total fragments; incomplete
Decoration:
Other: object marked as pit 7
Vessel type: plate
Profile: convex
Rim type: plain
Top: flattened, with stirrup handle broken off
Surface Condition: interior blackened; scratched
Vessel Condition: six total fragments; incomplete
Decoration:
Other: object marked as pit 7
ProvenanceFrom Giza, G 7000 X. 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.