Fragment of basalt bowl
Basalt cylindrical bowl (B.); drilled with borer; fine grained; part of one side only.
Details
- ID
- MFAB_11.1654
- Alternate IDs
- MFAB_11.1654; 11.1654
- Department
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Classification
- Vessels
- Period
- Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
- Title
- Fragment of basalt bowl
- Medium
- Basalt
- Dimensions
- Legacy dimension: .085 H. .097 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. 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)