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Copper incense cup [(beaker with flaring rim)].
Illustration: Yes

Details

ID
HUMFA_12-12-316
Alternate IDs
HUMFA_12-12-316; 12-12-316
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Vessels
Period
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6, reign of Pepy II
Entry Date
12/31/1912
Title
Copper incense cup
Medium
Copper
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Pit G 2381 A, [chamber] (102)
Bibliography
Radwan, Ali. Die Kupfer- Und Bronzegefässe Ägyptens (Von Den Anfängen Bis Zum Beginn Der Spätzeit). Prähistorische Bronzefunde Abteilung 2, Bd. 2. München: C.H. Beck, 1983, p. 61, no. 153. Reisner, George A. "A Family of Builders of the Sixth Dynasty, about 2600 B.C." Bulletin of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 11, No. 66 (November 1913), p. 61, fig. 15. Thomas, Nancy, ed. The American Discovery of Ancient Egypt. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1995, pp. 136-137, cat. 47a (incorrectly attributed to G 2383).
Problems/Questions
MFA accession number verified

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