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Alabaster model dishes

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Five alabaster model dishes, [Type X a]. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:1

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_15-11-49
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Vessels
  • Findspot
    Pit G 4610 A, chamber
  • Material
    Alabaster
  • Dimensions
    Height: 1.3 - 1.7 cm Diameter: 3.8 - 4.8 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Grand Egyptian Museum number
    GEM_8038
  • Journal d'Entree number
    EMC_JE_46575
  • Object Ownership Information
    Three in collection of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; two in Grand Egyptian Museum
  • Date of Register Entry
    11/23/1915
  • Notes
    Five model vessels originally registered as HUMFA_15-11-49. Three are in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (unaccessioned); remaining two are in the collection of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM_8038, formerly Cairo Museum EMC_JE_46575).

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 4610

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Unpublished Documents 1

Full Bibliography

  • Reisner, George A. A History of the Giza Necropolis 1. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1942, p. 520, fig. 323 (differs from OR illustration).

    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.