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Round-bottomed dish
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 3
2649–2575 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Zawyet el-Aryan, Z 500
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 7.4 x 28.3 cm (2 15/16 x 11 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.2370
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThe stone is fine-grained and wavy-lined with irregular veins of white. The shape is convex. The base is rounded, and the rim is plain. It is broken and mended. Fragments are missing.
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan, Z 500. 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.