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Fragments of pottery jars

Fragments of many pottery [shoulder jars], [Type A II b]; greyish ware (red interior), greenish-white slip, imitation Keneh [Qeneh] ware. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:2

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_13-11-94
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Vessels
  • Findspot
    Pit G 4240 [A]
  • Material
    Pottery
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 13.5662
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
  • Date of Register Entry
    11/16/1913 - 11/19/1913
  • Remarks
    Fragments of two pottery jars accessioned as MFA 13.5662.
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 4240

    • 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Unpublished Documents 3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. 466.

    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. 69 (attributed to G 4240 A).