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Alabaster model jars

Two alabaster model [jars], [Type XVI b]. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:2

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_14-4-1
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Vessels
  • Findspot
    Pit G 4520 b (= published G 4520 A), chamber
  • Material
    Alabaster
  • Dimensions
    Height: 7.4 - 8.3 cm Diameter: 3.4 - 3.6 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession numbers: 21.2843, 21.2844
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4 - Dynasty 6
  • Date of Register Entry
    04/04/1914
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession numbers verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 4520

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Unpublished Documents 1

Full Bibliography

  • Reisner, George A. A History of the Giza Necropolis 1. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1942, p. 504, fig. 310, p. 506.

    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.