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Wine jar with stopper
Egyptian
Old Kingdom
2649–2100 B.C.
Object Place: Egypt, Giza; Findspot: Egypt, Giza, 5232 A #1
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Height: 33.6 cm (13 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1933
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionShoulder jar; pointed base; red-brown ware, yellow-brown slip; flat-topped plaster sealing cracked but intact.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, tomb G 5232 A/1. 1914: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, November 1914; 1920: assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.