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Fragments of a few pottery model jars, [Type B LV b]; ordinary red brown ware: two illustrated jars: red ware with very thin yellowish white wash and brown ware smooth.
Illustration: Yes.
Illustration scale: 1:2

Details

ID
HUMFA_13-11-79
Alternate IDs
13-11-79; HUMFA_13-11-79
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Vessels
Period
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
Entry Date
11/16/1913 - 11/19/1913
Title
Fragments of pottery model jars
Medium
Pottery
Dimensions
Height: ca 4 - 6 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Pit G 4240 A
Bibliography
Reisner, George A. A History of the Giza Necropolis 1. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1942, p. 467-468, fig. 282. 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. 77, fig. 100.
Remarks
Two potttery model jars accessioned as MFA 13.5821.1, MFA 13.5821.2
Problems/Questions
MFA accession numbers verified

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