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Model vessel
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
2575–2465 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 7440 E
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 1.4 x 5.7 cm (9/16 x 2 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number27.1489
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionOne of thirty-two model basins, flat bottom, flat rim, roughly made. (27.1488 to 27.1519 or 27-5-35 to 27-5-66)
ProvenanceFrom Giza, G 7440 Z. 1927: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1927: assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
(Accession Date: May 27, 1987)
(Accession Date: May 27, 1987)