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Footed bowl

Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
2575–2465 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 4340 A, debris in shaft

Medium/Technique Pottery
Dimensions Overall: 10.5 x 14 cm (4 1/8 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1910
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionBrownware; convex bowl; inverted rim; concave foot with rolled rim; traces of white slip on exterior and rim; interior darkened; chips missing from rim, foot; repaired, about 90% complete.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, G 4340 A, debris in shaft. G 14, Pot 10. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.