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Alabaster model (dummy) cylinder jar, [Type I d].
Illustration: No

Details

ID
HUMFA_14-11-193
Alternate IDs
14-11-193; HUMFA_14-11-193
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Vessels
Period
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4 - Dynasty 5
Entry Date
11/29/1914
Title
Alabaster model jar
Medium
Alabaster
Dimensions
Height: 7 cm Diameter: 3.7 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Pit G 5232 A, deposit [E] of [rock-cut] coffin
Bibliography
Reisner, George Andrew, 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: Harvard University Press, 1955. p. 93.
Remarks
For provenance see expedition diary Vol.08.p.057
Problems/Questions
MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

Photos 3

Modern People 1

Unpublished Documents 1