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Alabaster cylinder jar (S.Cyl. 86); drilled with borer; fine grained, wavy lined, large irregular scalloped band of opaque white; broken and mended, pieces missing.

Details

ID
MFAB_11.542
Alternate IDs
MFAB_11.542; 11.542
Department
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Classification
Vessels
Period
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
Title
Alabaster cylinder jar
Medium
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Overall: 12.8 x 14 cm (5 1/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
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)

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