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2 of 2 • Pottery model vessels from G 4340 A: top row: 13-10-42 (= MFA 13.5604, jar fragment), 13-10-39 (= MFA 13.5601, jar), 13-10-40 (= MFA 13.5602, jar fragment), 13-10-23 (= MFA 13.5589, dish), 13-10-43 (jar fragment); middle row: 13-10-21 (= MFA 20.1901, jar), 13-10-22 (= MFA 13.5588, jar), 13-10-35 (= MFA 13.5598, jar), 13-10-36 (= MFA 13.5599, jar), 13-10-37 (= MFA 20.1902, jar); bottom row: 13-10-38 (= MFA 13.5600, jar), 13-10-27 (= MFA 13.5592, jar), 13-10-41 (= MFA 13.5603, jar fragment), 13-10-44 (= MFA 13.5605, jar fragment)
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Pottery model vessels from G 4340 A: top row: 13-10-42 (= MFA 13.5604, jar fragment), 13-10-39 (= MFA 13.5601, jar), 13-10-40 (= MFA 13.5602, jar fragment), 13-10-23 (= MFA 13.5589, dish), 13-10-43 (jar fragment); middle row: 13-10-21 (= MFA 20.1901, jar), 13-10-22 (= MFA 13.5588, jar), 13-10-35 (= MFA 13.5598, jar), 13-10-36 (= MFA 13.5599, jar), 13-10-37 (= MFA 20.1902, jar); bottom row: 13-10-38 (= MFA 13.5600, jar), 13-10-27 (= MFA 13.5592, jar), 13-10-41 (= MFA 13.5603, jar fragment), 13-10-44 (= MFA 13.5605, jar fragment)

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 4340

Lower and middle part of pottery model [jar], [Type B LVIII]; coarse clay, very thick red ware, burnt red. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:1

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_13-10-44
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Vessels
  • Findspot
    Pit G 4340 A, debris in shaft
  • Material
    Pottery
  • Dimensions
    Height: 8.2 cm Width: bottom: 4.1 cm; max: 5.5 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 13.5605
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
  • Date of Register Entry
    10/21/1913
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 4340

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Unpublished Documents 3

Full Bibliography

  • Reisner, George A. A History of the Giza Necropolis 1. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1942, p. 474.

    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. 78.