Limestone squat jar
Limestone squat jar (Lst.Sq. 21), separate ring at top; white and dark grey; broken and mended, pieces missing.
Details
- ID
- MFAB_11.747
- Alternate IDs
- 11.747; MFAB_11.747
- Department
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Classification
- Vessels
- Period
- Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
- Title
- Limestone squat jar
- Medium
- Limestone
- Dimensions
- Legacy dimension: .078 H. .139 W.
- 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
- Separate ring (not shown in original expedition photo) present when jar accessioned.