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Fragments of a straight-sided 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 (a): 12.8 x 17.9 cm (5 1/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Height x depth (b): 12.8 x 20.7 cm (5 1/16 x 8 1/8 in.)
Height x depth (b): 12.8 x 20.7 cm (5 1/16 x 8 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.2310
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThe stone is fine-grained, wavy-lined, and brown-veined. The base is flat. It is broken and mended. Fragments are missing.
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.