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Carinated dish
Egyptian
Old Kingdom
2649–2100 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 8 x 21 cm (3 1/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1939
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionCarinated dish with plain, vertical rim and round base. Self slipped redware with large black firing spot on base. Unevenly shaped. Several chips and nicks in rim. Large mud encrusted spot on interior.
ProvenanceFrom Giza. G 14 Pot 14. 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.