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Model offering saucer

Egyptian
Old Kingdom, dynasty 5–6
2465–2152 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 2360 A chamber

Medium/Technique Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions Height x diameter: 2.1 x 6.1 cm (13/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.3303
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionObject is part of a group of thirty offering vessels, and one fragment: 12-11-9 (fragment), 13.3119 to 13.3124, 13.3286 to 13.3309. All in the group have the field number 12-11-9, for which OR has: 30 small offering saucers and fragment of another, no two are exactly alike, but there are six main types.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza. 1913: 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: Giza G 2360 A / chamber.