Pottery neckless shoulder jar
Pottery neckless shoulder jar, [Type B LV], with collared rim and flat base; brownware with traces of white slip; broken, repaired, and restored with plaster.
Details
- ID
- MFAB_37.2733
- Alternate IDs
- 37.2733; MFAB_37.2733
- Department
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Classification
- Vessels
- Period
- Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Snefru - reign of Khufu
- Entry Date
- 2575–2528 B.C.
- Title
- Pottery neckless shoulder jar
- Medium
- Pottery
- Dimensions
- Overall: 12.5 x 13 cm (4 15/16 x 5 1/8 in.)
- Credit Line
- Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- G 7000 X, Hetepheres I, 1204
- Notes
- This object was excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, but was not recorded in any object register book. 1925-1926: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1937: assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
- Remarks
- Object not registered (some Hetepheres pottery was registered, some was not). Field number 1204 also associated with pottery "bowl on stand" 34-4-11 = Cairo JE 67629