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Straight sided beaker with lid
Egyptian
First Intermediate Period or Middle Kingdom
2100–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Asyut
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Height: 18.5 cm (7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Emily Esther Sears Fund
Accession Number04.1887
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis lidded beaker still retrains traces of its contents, along with fragments of the linen cloth that once secured the lid.
ProvenanceFrom Asyut. 1904: purchased for the MFA by Albert M. Lythgoe.