Limestone squat jar
Limestone squat jar (Lst.Sq. 1), no ring at top; hard, fine, light colored, veined with black; broken and mended, pieces missing.
Details
- ID
- MFAB_11.376
- Alternate IDs
- 11.376; MFAB_11.376
- Department
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Classification
- Vessels
- Period
- Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
- Title
- Limestone squat jar
- Medium
- Limestone
- Dimensions
- Overall: 6.1 x 15.4 cm (2 3/8 x 6 1/16 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. 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)