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One-half rough pottery traditional ceremonial [offering] jar, [Type A IV], (Old Kingdom); RB (red brown) ware.
Illustration: No

Details

ID
HUMFA_25-12-68a
Alternate IDs
HUMFA_25-12-68a; 25-12-68a
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Vessels
Entry Date
12/05/1925
Title
Fragment of pottery offering jar
Medium
Pottery
Dimensions
Height: 28.5+ cm Diameter: ca 14 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Pit G 6040 D, chamber
Bibliography
Reisner, George A., and William Stevenson Smith. The Tomb of Hetep-Heres the Mother of Cheops: a Study of Egyptian Civilization in the Old Kingdom. A History of the Giza Necropolis 2. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1955, p. 71 (incorrectly attributed to G 6040 B).

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