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Alabaster cylindrical bowl (F.); fine grained, wavy lined, white veined; less than half only.

Details

ID
MFAB_11.1622
Alternate IDs
11.1622; MFAB_11.1622
Department
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Classification
Vessels
Period
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
Title
Fragment of alabaster bowl
Medium
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .085 L. .119 W.
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Menkaure Valley Temple (MVT / I 336)
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)

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