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2 of 2 • Alabaster model vessels and small offering table from G 7440 Z (= G 7442): top row + second row + last item on right in third row [total of fifty-nine bowls and basins]: top row: 27-5-72 (= MFA 27.1525) + 27-5-73 (= MFA 27.1526) + 27-5-74 (= MFA 27.1527) + 27-5-75 (= MFA 27.1528) (stack of four), 27-5-76 (= MFA 27.1529) + 27-5-77 (= MFA 27.1530) + 27-5-78 (= MFA 27.1531) + 27-5-79 (= MFA 27.1532) (stack of four), 27-5-80 (= MFA 27.1533) + 27-5-81 (= MFA 27.1534) + 27-5-82 (= MFA 27.1535) + 27-5-83 (= MFA 27.1536) (stack of four), 27-5-84 (= MFA 27.1537) + 27-5-85 (= MFA 27.1538) + 27-5-86 (= MFA 27.1539) + 27-5-87 (= MFA 27.1540) (stack of four), 27-5-88 (= MFA 27.1541) + 27-5-89 (= MFA 27.1542) + 27-5-90 (= MFA 27.1543) (stack of three), 27-5-91 (= MFA 27.1544) + 27-5-92 (= MFA 27.1545) + 27-5-93 (= MFA 27.1546) (stack of 3); second row: 27-5-36 (= MFA 27.1489) + 27-5-37 (= MFA 27.1490) + 27-5-38 (= MFA 27.1491) + 27-5-39 (= MFA 27.1492) (stack of four), 27-5-40 (= MFA 27.1493) + 27-5-41 (= MFA 27.1494) + 27-5-42 (= MFA 27.1495) + 27-5-43 (= MFA 27.1496) (stack of four), 27-5-44 (= MFA 27.1497) + 27-5-45 (= MFA 27.1498) + 27-5-46 (= MFA 27.1499) + 27-5-47 (= MFA 27.1500) (stack of four), 27-5-48 (= MFA 27.1501) + 27-5-49 (= MFA 27.1502) + 27-5-50 (= MFA 27.1503) + 27-5-51 (= MFA 27.1504) (stack of four), 27-5-52 (= MFA 27.1505) + 27-5-53 (= MFA 27.1506) + 27-5-54 (= MFA 27.1507) + 27-5-55 (= MFA 27.1508) (stack of four), 27-5-56 (= MFA 27.1509) + 27-5-57 (= MFA 27.1510) + 27-5-58 (= MFA 27.1511) + 27-5-59 (= MFA 27.1512) (stack of four), 27-5-60 (= MFA 27.1513) + 27-5-61 (= MFA 27.1514) + 27-5-62 (= MFA 27.1515) + 27-5-63 (= MFA 27.1516) (stack of four), 27-5-64 (= MFA 27.1517) + 27-5-65 (= MFA 27.1518) + 27-5-66 (= MFA 27.1519) + 27-5-67 (= MFA 27.1520) (stack of four), 27-5-68 (= MFA 27.1521) + 27-5-69 (= MFA 27.1522) + 27-5-70 (= MFA 27.1523) + 27-5-71 (= MFA 27.1524) (stack of four); third row: 27-5-29 (= MFA 27.1552), 27-5-30 (= MFA 27.1483), 27-5-31 (= MFA 27.1484), 27-5-32 (= MFA 27.1485), 27-5-33 (= MFA 27.1486), 27-5-34 (= MFA 27.1487), 27-5-35 (= MFA 27.1488); fourth row: 27-5-25b (= MFA 27.1476, jar), 27-5-25c (= MFA 27.1477, jar), 27-5-25d (= MFA 27.1478, jar), 27-5-25e (= MFA 27.1479, jar), 27-5-26a (jar), 27-5-26b (= MFA 27.2035, jar), 27-5-26c (= MFA 27.2030, jar), 27-5-27 (= MFA 27.1480, jar), 27-5-28 (= MFA 27.1481, ewer and basin, in one piece); bottom row: 27-5-24a (= MFA 27.1470, jar), 27-5-24b (= MFA 27.1471, jar), 27-5-24c (= MFA 27.1472, jar), 27-5-23 (= MFA 27.1469a-b, offering table), 27-5-24d (= MFA 27.1473, jar), 27-5-24e (= MFA 27.1474, jar), 27-5-25a (= MFA 27.1475, jar)
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Alabaster model vessels and small offering table from G 7440 Z (= G 7442): top row + second row + last item on right in third row [total of fifty-nine bowls and basins]: top row: 27-5-72 (= MFA 27.1525) + 27-5-73 (= MFA 27.1526) + 27-5-74 (= MFA 27.1527) + 27-5-75 (= MFA 27.1528) (stack of four), 27-5-76 (= MFA 27.1529) + 27-5-77 (= MFA 27.1530) + 27-5-78 (= MFA 27.1531) + 27-5-79 (= MFA 27.1532) (stack of four), 27-5-80 (= MFA 27.1533) + 27-5-81 (= MFA 27.1534) + 27-5-82 (= MFA 27.1535) + 27-5-83 (= MFA 27.1536) (stack of four), 27-5-84 (= MFA 27.1537) + 27-5-85 (= MFA 27.1538) + 27-5-86 (= MFA 27.1539) + 27-5-87 (= MFA 27.1540) (stack of four), 27-5-88 (= MFA 27.1541) + 27-5-89 (= MFA 27.1542) + 27-5-90 (= MFA 27.1543) (stack of three), 27-5-91 (= MFA 27.1544) + 27-5-92 (= MFA 27.1545) + 27-5-93 (= MFA 27.1546) (stack of 3); second row: 27-5-36 (= MFA 27.1489) + 27-5-37 (= MFA 27.1490) + 27-5-38 (= MFA 27.1491) + 27-5-39 (= MFA 27.1492) (stack of four), 27-5-40 (= MFA 27.1493) + 27-5-41 (= MFA 27.1494) + 27-5-42 (= MFA 27.1495) + 27-5-43 (= MFA 27.1496) (stack of four), 27-5-44 (= MFA 27.1497) + 27-5-45 (= MFA 27.1498) + 27-5-46 (= MFA 27.1499) + 27-5-47 (= MFA 27.1500) (stack of four), 27-5-48 (= MFA 27.1501) + 27-5-49 (= MFA 27.1502) + 27-5-50 (= MFA 27.1503) + 27-5-51 (= MFA 27.1504) (stack of four), 27-5-52 (= MFA 27.1505) + 27-5-53 (= MFA 27.1506) + 27-5-54 (= MFA 27.1507) + 27-5-55 (= MFA 27.1508) (stack of four), 27-5-56 (= MFA 27.1509) + 27-5-57 (= MFA 27.1510) + 27-5-58 (= MFA 27.1511) + 27-5-59 (= MFA 27.1512) (stack of four), 27-5-60 (= MFA 27.1513) + 27-5-61 (= MFA 27.1514) + 27-5-62 (= MFA 27.1515) + 27-5-63 (= MFA 27.1516) (stack of four), 27-5-64 (= MFA 27.1517) + 27-5-65 (= MFA 27.1518) + 27-5-66 (= MFA 27.1519) + 27-5-67 (= MFA 27.1520) (stack of four), 27-5-68 (= MFA 27.1521) + 27-5-69 (= MFA 27.1522) + 27-5-70 (= MFA 27.1523) + 27-5-71 (= MFA 27.1524) (stack of four); third row: 27-5-29 (= MFA 27.1552), 27-5-30 (= MFA 27.1483), 27-5-31 (= MFA 27.1484), 27-5-32 (= MFA 27.1485), 27-5-33 (= MFA 27.1486), 27-5-34 (= MFA 27.1487), 27-5-35 (= MFA 27.1488); fourth row: 27-5-25b (= MFA 27.1476, jar), 27-5-25c (= MFA 27.1477, jar), 27-5-25d (= MFA 27.1478, jar), 27-5-25e (= MFA 27.1479, jar), 27-5-26a (jar), 27-5-26b (= MFA 27.2035, jar), 27-5-26c (= MFA 27.2030, jar), 27-5-27 (= MFA 27.1480, jar), 27-5-28 (= MFA 27.1481, ewer and basin, in one piece); bottom row: 27-5-24a (= MFA 27.1470, jar), 27-5-24b (= MFA 27.1471, jar), 27-5-24c (= MFA 27.1472, jar), 27-5-23 (= MFA 27.1469a-b, offering table), 27-5-24d (= MFA 27.1473, jar), 27-5-24e (= MFA 27.1474, jar), 27-5-25a (= MFA 27.1475, jar)

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7442 (formerly G 7440 Z)

[One of] five alabaster model collar jars, [Type XVI a]. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:1

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_27-5-24b
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Vessels
  • Findspot
    Pit G 7440 Z [= G 7442], on floor beside sarcophagus
  • Material
    Alabaster
  • Dimensions
    Height: 9.2 cm Width: max: 4.2 cm Diameter: mouth: 3.2 cm; ring: 3.9 cm; bottom: 3 cm Depth: 1.5 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 27.1471
  • Date of Register Entry
    05/25/1927
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 2

Published Documents 1

Unpublished Documents 1

Full Bibliography

  • Allen, Susan. "Miniature and Model Vessels in Ancient Egypt." In Miroslav Bárta, ed. The Old Kingdom Art and Archaeology. Proceedings of the Conference held in Prague, May 31-June 4, 2004. Prague: Czech Institute of Egyptology, 2006, p. 20, fig. 1.

    Reisner, George A., and William Stevenson Smith. The Tomb of Hetep-Heres the Mother of Cheops: a Study of Egyptian Civilization in the Old Kingdom. A History of the Giza Necropolis 2. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1955, p. 97, fig. 144.