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Spouted bowl
Egyptian
Old Kingdom
2649–2100 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Menkaura Valley Temple, 78
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 14 x 23 cm (5 1/2 x 9 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.2178
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionProfile: straight sided
Rim type: ridged
Base: flat
Surface: red burnished
Condition: spout broken off, plus eight other small fragments
Decoration: none
Rim type: ridged
Base: flat
Surface: red burnished
Condition: spout broken off, plus eight other small fragments
Decoration: none
ProvenanceFrom Giza, Menkaura Valley Temple, 78. 19: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.