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Straight-sided beaker
Egyptian
Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty 2
2750–2649 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 90/3
Medium/Technique
Basalt
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 11 x 21.7 cm (4 5/16 x 8 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.2411
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThe stone is fine-grained and black. The base is small and flat, and the rim is plain. It is partially restored. It is broken and mended. Fragments are missing.
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 90. 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 9, 1911)
(Accession date:October 9, 1911)