Fragment of alabaster cylinder jar
Alabaster cylinder jar (S.Cyl. 7); fine grained, red veined; broken and mended, part of base only, joins 11.1546.
Details
- ID
- MFAB_11.1243
- Alternate IDs
- 11.1243; MFAB_11.1243
- Department
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Classification
- Vessels
- Period
- Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
- Title
- Fragment of alabaster cylinder jar
- Medium
- Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
- Dimensions
- Legacy dimension: .065 H. .084 D.
- 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)
- Remarks
- S.Cyl. 7 = MFA 11.1243 (base) + MFA 11.1546 (top)