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Cylindrical beaker
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, late Dynasty 3
2649–2575 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Zawyet el-Aryan, Z 500
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Height x depth: 15 x 10.7 cm (5 7/8 x 4 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.2477
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThe stone is coarse-grained and red-veined. The base and rim are unworked. The boring of the interior had just begun. It is heavy. It has a rough surface. It is unfinished and battered.
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan, Z 500. 1911: 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.