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Ovoid jar with lug handles and footed base
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
2575–2465 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Menkaura Valley Temple, B. 13
Medium/Technique
Basalt
Dimensions
Height x width: 16.4 x 6.4 cm (6 7/16 x 2 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.1163
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThe stone is brownish-black and fine-grained. The base is flat and footed, and the rim is flattened and everted. Handles are modeled on the sides. It is broken into two large fragments. One fragment includes the upper body and the rim, and the other fragment includes the lower body and the base. It is broken and mended. Fragments are missing.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Menkaura (Menkaura) Valley Temple, Giza. 1911: 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: Menkaura (Menkaura) Valley Temple, B. 13, Giza
Menkaura Valley Temple, Giza
Findspot Information: Menkaura (Menkaura) Valley Temple, B. 13, Giza
Menkaura Valley Temple, Giza