Porphyry squat jar
Porphyry squat jar (H.S.Sq. 67), no ring at top; greenish-black and white; broken and mended, pieces missing.
Details
- ID
- MFAB_11.400
- Alternate IDs
- MFAB_11.400; 11.400
- Department
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Classification
- Vessels
- Period
- Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
- Title
- Porphyry squat jar
- Medium
- Porphyry
- Dimensions
- Overall: 7.6 x 15 cm (3 x 5 7/8 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)
- Remarks
- Two jars identified as H.S.Sq. 67: MFA 11.400 and MFA 11.643.