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Two tall slim alabaster model [jars], [Type XVI b].
Illustration: Yes.
Illustration scale: 1:1

Details

ID
HUMFA_14-1-37
Alternate IDs
14-1-37; HUMFA_14-1-37
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Vessels
Period
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5
Entry Date
01/10/1914
Title
Alabaster model jars
Medium
Alabaster
Dimensions
Height: 6.3 cm Diameter: 2.7 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Pit G 4631 B, chamber
Bibliography
Reisner, George A. A History of the Giza Necropolis 1. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1942, pp. 496-497, fig. 304b. 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. 98.
Problems/Questions
MFA accession numbers verified

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Photos 2

Unpublished Documents 1