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Fragment of alabaster bowl

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2 of 2 • Alabaster bowls (mended, incomplete) from G 4340 A: 13-10-14 (= MFA 13.5582), 13-10-10 (= MFA 13.5581)
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Alabaster bowls (mended, incomplete) from G 4340 A: 13-10-14 (= MFA 13.5582), 13-10-10 (= MFA 13.5581)

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

Portion of alabaster model bowl, [Type X b]. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:2

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_13-10-10
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Vessels
  • Findspot
    Pit G 4340 A, chamber, floor sand
  • Material
    Alabaster
  • Dimensions
    Height: 4 cm Diameter: mouth: 13.6 cm; base: 4 cm (long axis of oval)
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 13.5581
  • Period
    Old Kingdom
  • 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Unpublished Documents 3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, pp. 472-473, fig. 285.

    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. 100 (also listed among Type X c, p. 101).