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Fragmentary copper model ewer

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

Copper [neckless shoulder] jar with spout [(model ewer)]; in fragments, incomplete, mended by William Young in 1950. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:2

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_14-2-95
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Vessels
  • Findspot
    Pit G 4733 E
  • Material
    Copper
  • Dimensions
    Height: 6.3 cm Diameter: 5.6 cm; bottom: 3.8 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 14.1243
  • Period
    Old Kingdom
  • Date of Register Entry
    02/27/1914 - 03/01/1914
  • Conservator
    William Young, American
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 4733

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Unpublished Documents 3

People 1

Modern People

  • William Young

    • Type Conservator
    • Nationality & Dates American
    • Remarks Founded Museum of Fine Arts' Objects Conservation and Scientific Research Laboratory in 1929, remaining director until his retirement in 1976.