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Fragments of shoulder vase

Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
2575–2465 B.C.
Object Place: Egypt, Giza; Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Menkaura Valley Temple

Medium/Technique Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions Legacy dimension: .106 Length: .071 W.
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.1690a-b
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionAlabaster; fine-grained; wavy-lined; light reddish band at top; broken and mended; sections of upper part of vase only.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Menkaura (Menkaura) Valley Temple, Giza. 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.

Findspot Information: Menkaura Valley Temple, Giza
Menkaura Valley Temple, Giza