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Miniature dish
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
2575–2465 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 4340 A debris
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 3 x 10 cm (1 3/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1912
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionMiniature concave dish with plain rim and flat base. Brownware, wet smoothed. Slight rim chip, otherwise good condition.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, G 4340 A debris. G 14 Pot 10. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.