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Straight-sided beaker
Egyptian
Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty 2
2750–2649 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 124
Medium/Technique
Basalt
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 9.9 x 12.6 cm (3 7/8 x 4 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.2480
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThe stone is black and fine-grained. The base is flat, and the rim is plain. It was drilled with a borer. It is broken and mended. The rim is chipped. Otherwise, it is complete.
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 124. 1910-11: 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.
(Accession date: October 19, 1911)
(Accession date: October 19, 1911)