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Two alabaster model [jars], [Type XVI a].
Illustration: Yes.
Illustration scale: 1:2

Details

ID
HUMFA_14-2-87
Alternate IDs
14-2-87; HUMFA_14-2-87
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Vessels
Period
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5 or Dynasty 6
Entry Date
02/27/1914 - 03/01/1914
Title
Alabaster model jars
Medium
Alabaster
Dimensions
Height: 6.7 - 6.8 cm Diameter: 3.7 - 3.9 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Pit G 4733 E
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. 97.
Problems/Questions
MFA accession numbers verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

Photos 3