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Fragments of several pottery [neckless] shoulder jars (copper model), [Type B LV a]; fine brown ware, well smoothed.
Illustration: Yes.
Illustration scale: 1:2

Details

ID
HUMFA_13-11-82
Alternate IDs
HUMFA_13-11-82; 13-11-82
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 neckless shoulder jars
Medium
Pottery
Dimensions
Height: ca 8 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. 76.
Remarks
One pottery neckless shoulder jar fragment accessioned as MFA 13.5664.
Problems/Questions
MFA accession number verified

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