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Tray for Opening of the Mouth kit
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6
2350–2170 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Tomb G 2382 / court
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Width x length: 9.6 x 17.5 cm (3 3/4 x 6 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.3144
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsReligious and cult objects
DescriptionPlate with depressions to hold the tools and vessels for the pesesh-kef wand ritual.
ProvenanceGiza , tomb G 2382 / court. 1912-13: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1913: assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
(Accession Date: December 4, 1913)
(Accession Date: December 4, 1913)