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Miniature dish

Egyptian
Old Kingdom
2649–2100 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 7789 J, debris

Medium/Technique Pottery
Dimensions Overall: 1.7 x 5.8 cm (11/16 x 2 5/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number28-4-80g.21
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionWare type: red-brownware
Vessel type: miniature dish
Profile: straight sided
Rim type: plain
Base: flat
Surface Condition: wet smoothed
Vessel Condition: one fragment, about 90% complete
Decoration:
Other:
ProvenanceFrom Giza, G 7789 J, debris. 1928: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.