Alabaster ovoid jar
Alabaster ovoid jar (Egg. 11), rim modeled at top; fine grained, horizontal wavy bands of white, black veined; broken and mended, small pieces missing.
Details
- ID
- MFAB_11.409
- Alternate IDs
- MFAB_11.409; 11.409
- Department
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Classification
- Vessels
- Period
- Early Dynastic Period
- Title
- Alabaster ovoid jar
- Medium
- Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
- Dimensions
- Height x diameter: 15 x 12 cm (5 7/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- Menkaure Valley Temple (MVT)
- Bibliography
- Thomas, Nancy, ed. The American Discovery of Ancient Egypt. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1995, p. 128, cat. 40c.
- Notes
- This object was excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, but was not recorded in any object register book. 1908-1910: Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1911: assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt. (Accession date: March 2, 1911)