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Diorite [jar] with two ledge handles, [Type III]; perfect.
Illustration: Yes.
Illustration scale: 1:2

Details

ID
HUMFA_37-11-19
Alternate IDs
HUMFA_37-11-19; 37-11-19
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Vessels
Entry Date
11/27/1937
Title
Diorite jar with ledge handles
Medium
Diorite
Dimensions
Height: 11.7 cm Diameter: 16 cm; max: 18.6 cm; rim: 12.6 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Pit G 2038d C
Bibliography
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 139.
Problems/Questions
MFA accession number verified

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