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Alabaster model food offerings

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 4733

Fifteen alabaster model cones, [conical bread loaves]. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:1

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_14-2-51
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Tomb equipment-Models
  • Findspot
    Pit G 4733 E
  • Material
    Alabaster
  • Dimensions
    Height: 2.6 - 4.9 cm Diameter: 1.9 - 2.9 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession numbers: 21.2830, 21.2831, 21.2832, 14.1226
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5, reign of Djedkare Isesi
  • Date of Register Entry
    02/27/1914 - 03/01/1914
  • Remarks
    Twelve of fifteen alabaster model food offerings accessioned as MFA 14.1226; three of fifteen alabaster model food offerings accessioned as MFA 21.2830, MFA 21.2831, MFA 21.2832.
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession numbers verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 4733

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Unpublished Documents 3

Full Bibliography

  • D'Auria, Sue, Peter Lacovara, and Catharine H. Roehrig. Mummies & Magic: The Funerary Arts of Ancient Egypt. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1988, p. 93, cat. 25.

    Markowitz, Yvonne J., Joyce L. Haynes, and Rita E. Freed. Egypt in the Age of the Pyramids: Highlights from the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Expedition. Boston: MFA Publications, 2002, p. 94, cat. 34.