Alabaster squat jar
Alabaster squat jar (A.Sq. 18), separate ring at top; fine grained, broad bands of white and brown; broken and mended, pieces missing.
Details
- ID
- MFAB_11.336
- Alternate IDs
- 11.336; MFAB_11.336
- Department
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Classification
- Vessels
- Period
- Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
- Title
- Alabaster squat jar
- Medium
- Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
- Dimensions
- Overall: 7.4 x 15.3 cm (2 15/16 x 6 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)
- Remarks
- Separate ring (not shown in original expedition photo) present when jar accessioned (might be missing ring from 11.335 = A.Sq. 19).