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Slender shouldered jar with neck and lid
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2061–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Sheikh Farag, S.F. 43
Medium/Technique
The jar is Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), and the lid is limestone
Dimensions
Height x depth: 15.8 x 6.5 cm (6 1/4 x 2 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.3624a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThere is a disc lid of coarse limestone. The base is flat, and the rim is flattened and everted. Parts of the rim are broken off. Otherwise, it is complete.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag. 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: From Sheikh Farag. S.F.43
Findspot Information: From Sheikh Farag. S.F.43