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Five alabaster model saucers (cf. 13-11-5), [Type X b], and two fragments.
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Details

ID
HUMFA_13-11-10
Alternate IDs
HUMFA_13-11-10; 13-11-10
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Vessels
Period
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
Entry Date
11/01/1913
Title
Alabaster model dishes
Medium
Alabaster
Dimensions
Diameter: 6.4 - 7.5 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Pit G 4140 A
Bibliography
Reisner, George A. A History of the Giza Necropolis 1. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1942, p. 462. 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. 100.
Remarks
Five alabaster model dishes accessioned as MFA 13.5622.
Problems/Questions
MFA accession number verified

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