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Pottery model dish

Pottery offering dish, [Type D LXXIX a]; well-baked, smooth and of fine texture. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:1

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_13-10-23
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Vessels
  • Findspot
    Pit G 4340 A, debris in SW corner of chamber, found in sand and debris after removing body
  • Material
    Pottery
  • Dimensions
    Height: 2.1 cm Width: 8.8 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 13.5589
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
  • Date of Register Entry
    10/22/1913
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 4340

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Unpublished Documents 3

Full Bibliography

  • Reisner, George A. A History of the Giza Necropolis 1. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1942, p. 474.

    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. 86.