Porphyry squat jar
Porphyry squat jar (H.S.Sq. 33), ring modeled at top; white and greenish-black; broken and mended, pieces missing.
Details
- ID
- MFAB_11.622
- Alternate IDs
- MFAB_11.622; 11.622
- Department
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Classification
- Vessels
- Period
- Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
- Title
- Porphyry squat jar
- Medium
- Porphyry
- Dimensions
- Legacy dimension: .099 H. .134 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)