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Seven white limestone model jars, [Type V extra].
Illustration: Yes.
Illustration scale: 1:1

Details

ID
HUMFA_14-1-70
Alternate IDs
14-1-70; HUMFA_14-1-70
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Vessels
Period
Old Kingdom
Entry Date
01/15/1914 - 01/20/1914
Title
Limestone model jars
Medium
Limestone
Dimensions
Height: 7 - 7.9 cm Diameter: 4.1 - 4.7 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Pit G 4530 A, shaft and chamber
Bibliography
Reisner, George A. A History of the Giza Necropolis 1. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1942, pp. 488-489, fig. 297b. 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. 94, fig. 140.
Remarks
Seven limestone model jars accessioned as MFA 14.1018.
Problems/Questions
MFA accession number verified

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