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4 of 4 • Alabaster model vessels from G 4733 E: top row: 14-2-38 (= MFA 14.1213), 14-2-37 (= MFA 14.1212, one of thirty-two), 14-2-43 (= MFA 14.1217, one of eight), 14-2-39 (one of thirty-six), 14-2-40 (= MFA 14.1215, one of ten); middle row: 14-2-86 (one of three), 14-2-84 (one of two), 14-2-81 (one of two), 14-2-87 (one of two), 14-2-83 (= MFA 21.2862), 14-2-82 (= MFA 21.2839); bottom row: 14-2-50 (= MFA 21.2619), 14-2-80 (one of three), 14-2-79 (one of three), 14-2-85 (one of three), 14-2-78 (= MFA 21.2890)
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Cemetery G 4000: G 4733 E, burial chamber, alabaster and copper models (including copper bowls 14-2-91, copper basin 14-2-94 = MFA 14.1242, copper dish 14-2-93, alabaster offering tables 14-2-76 = MFA 21.2902 + MFA 21.2835, 14-2-77 = MFA 21.2903 + MFA 21.2885, alabaster jars 14-2-50 = MFA 21.2619, 14-2-79, 14-2-80, 14-2-84, 14-2-85, copper tools 14-2-100 = MFA 14.1244), limestone incense burner (14-2-103 = MFA 47.1666), and pottery jar (14-2-121) in situ, looking ENE
Cemetery G 4000: G 4733 E, burial chamber, alabaster and copper models (including copper bowls 14-2-91, copper basin 14-2-94 = MFA 14.1242, copper dish 14-2-93, alabaster offering tables 14-2-76 = MFA 21.2902 + MFA 21.2835, 14-2-77 = MFA 21.2903 + MFA 21.2885, alabaster jars 14-2-50 = MFA 21.2619, 14-2-79, 14-2-80, 14-2-84, 14-2-85, copper tools 14-2-100 = MFA 14.1244), limestone incense burner (14-2-103 = MFA 47.1666), and pottery jar (14-2-121) in situ, looking NNE
Alabaster model vessels from G 4733 E: top row: 14-2-38 (= MFA 14.1213), 14-2-37 (= MFA 14.1212, one of thirty-two), 14-2-43 (= MFA 14.1217, one of eight), 14-2-39 (one of thirty-six), 14-2-40 (= MFA 14.1215, one of ten); middle row: 14-2-86 (one of three), 14-2-84 (one of two), 14-2-81 (one of two), 14-2-87 (one of two), 14-2-83 (= MFA 21.2862), 14-2-82 (= MFA 21.2839); bottom row: 14-2-50 (= MFA 21.2619), 14-2-80 (one of three), 14-2-79 (one of three), 14-2-85 (one of three), 14-2-78 (= MFA 21.2890)

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

Three alabaster model [cylinder jars], [Type I d]. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:2

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_14-2-80
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Vessels
  • Findspot
    Pit G 4733 E
  • Material
    Alabaster
  • Dimensions
    Height: 6.7 - 7.6 cm Diameter: 3.8 - 4.4 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession numbers: 21.2845, 21.2848, 21.2849
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Late Dynasty 5 or Dynasty 6
  • Date of Register Entry
    02/27/1914 - 03/01/1914
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession numbers verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 4733

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Unpublished Documents 1

Full Bibliography

  • 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. 93.