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Dummy vase

Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5 (?)
2465–2323 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 2330 A, In debris at bottom of shaft

Medium/Technique Limestone
Dimensions Legacy dimension: .145 Length:
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.3136
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

Description[One of] four dummy vases; hollow; gouged out with pointed chisel; outside apparently chisel dressed and rubbed smooth.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, G2330A, In debris at bottom of shaft. 1912: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.