Fragment of alabaster shoulder jar
Alabaster shoulder jar (A.Sh.J. 48), handles modeled on shoulder; fine grained, wavy lined; broken and mended; part of one side only.
Details
- ID
- MFAB_11.1621
- Alternate IDs
- 11.1621; MFAB_11.1621
- Department
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Classification
- Vessels
- Period
- Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
- Title
- Fragment of alabaster shoulder jar
- Medium
- Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
- Dimensions
- Height x width: 13.1 x 10.5 cm (5 3/16 x 4 1/8 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. 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 S.Sh.J. 48: MFA 11.908 and MFA 11.1621.