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Fragments of middle-sized pottery two-handled [combed ware] jar (cf. 13-10-29), [Type B LIV]; grey ware with white particles, outside layer is red but covered with drab slip.
Illustration: Yes.
Illustration scale: ca 1:10

Details

ID
HUMFA_13-11-108
Alternate IDs
13-11-108; HUMFA_13-11-108
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Vessels
Period
Early Bronze Age
Entry Date
11/26/1913, 11/27/1913
Title
Fragments of pottery combed ware jar
Medium
Pottery
Dimensions
Height: ca 42 cm Diameter: ca 25 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Pit G 4440 A, shaft
Bibliography
Reisner, George A. A History of the Giza Necropolis 1. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1942, p. 478. 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.
Problems/Questions
MFA accession number verified

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