Alabaster ovoid jar
Alabaster ovoid jar (Egg. 9), rim modeled at top; fine grained, wavy lined, irregular horizontal bands of white; broken and mended, pieces missing.
Details
- ID
- MFAB_11.660
- Alternate IDs
- MFAB_11.660; 11.660
- Department
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Classification
- Vessels
- Period
- Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
- Entry Date
- Dynasty 4
- Title
- Alabaster ovoid jar
- Medium
- Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
- Dimensions
- Legacy dimension: .133 H. .094 W.
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- Menkaure Valley Temple (MVT)
- Notes
- This object was excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, but was not recorded in any object register book. 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)