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Large limestone jar on stand in one piece, [Type V a (2)]; gouged out, chisel marks on outside only partially obliterated by rubbing.
Illustration: Yes.
Illustration scale: 1:4

Details

ID
HUMFA_12-11-49
Alternate IDs
HUMFA_12-11-49; 12-11-49
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Vessels
Period
Old Kingdom
Entry Date
11/15/1912
Title
Limestone jar on stand
Medium
Limestone
Dimensions
Height: 25.5 cm Diameter: 19.5 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Pit G 2353 B, [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. 95, fig. 140. Simpson, William Kelly. Mastabas of the Western Cemetery, Part 1: Sekhemka (G 1029); Tjetu I (G 2001); Iasen (G 2196); Penmeru (G 2197); Hagy, Nefertjentet, and Herunefer (G 2352/53); Djaty, Tjetu II, and Nimesti (G 2337X, 2343, 2366). Giza Mastabas 4. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1980, p. 37, pl. LXc.
Problems/Questions
MFA accession number verified

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