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Votive loaf of bread
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Khufu
2551–2528 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Abydos, Osiris temple, Khufu altar
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Height x width: 7 x 3.7 cm (2 3/4 x 1 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number03.1739
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsModels
DescriptionPottery votive loaf of bread. It is made of light red clay. A single coil of clay has been folded over. It looks like two fingers or legs. It is complete, and in good condition.
ProvenanceFrom Abydos Temple, Altar of Khufu. [Osiris temple?] See EEF 1903 pamphlet catalogue with shipping lists for full description of "altar". 1903: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund in the division of finds by the government of Egypt, received by the MFA through subscription to the Egypt Exploration Fund. (Accession Date: January 1, 1903)