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Spouted bowl
Egyptian
Old Kingdom
2649–2100 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 7330 A, debris of pit
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number34-6-17k
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionWare type: red-brownware
Vessel type: bowl
Profile: convex; short, wide tubular spout
Rim type: incised
Base: missing
Surface Condition: red slip
Vessel Condition: seventeen total fragments; incomplete
Decoration:
Other: note on shelf indicates that the object is from the tomb of Hetepheres I (G 7000 X). Some fragments of vessel may be included with Eg.Inv.8367, with which this object was found.
Vessel type: bowl
Profile: convex; short, wide tubular spout
Rim type: incised
Base: missing
Surface Condition: red slip
Vessel Condition: seventeen total fragments; incomplete
Decoration:
Other: note on shelf indicates that the object is from the tomb of Hetepheres I (G 7000 X). Some fragments of vessel may be included with Eg.Inv.8367, with which this object was found.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, G 7330 A, debris of pit. 1934: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.