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Model saucer
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5
2465–2323 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 2353 B
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 2.05 x 4.9 cm (13/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.3393
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionObject is part of a group of sixty-seven offering vessels: 13.3087 to 13.3090, 13.3111 to 13.3118, and 13.3339 to 13.3393 (of which only 13.3339, 13.3353, 13.3372 to 13.3393 are present). All in the group have the field number 12-11-48, for which OR has: sixty-seven small offering saucers, two main types, bored and rubbed.
ProvenanceFrom Giza G2353B. 1912: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.