Advanced Search
Requires Photography
Model cylinder jar
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5
2465–2323 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 4520 b
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 4.5 x 3.0 cm (1 3/4 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.2876
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionOne of six flaring cylndrical model vases.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, G 4520 b. 1914: 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.