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Alabaster shoulder jar (A.Sh.J. 23), handles modeled on shoulder; fine grained, wavy lined; broken and mended, half only.

Details

ID
MFAB_11.669
Alternate IDs
MFAB_11.669; 11.669
Department
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Classification
Vessels
Period
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
Title
Fragment of alabaster shoulder jar
Medium
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .169 H. .144 W.
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Menkaure Valley Temple (MVT / III 12)
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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