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Copper incense cup

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2381

Copper incense cup [(beaker with flaring rim)]. Illustration: Yes

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_12-12-316
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Vessels
  • Findspot
    Pit G 2381 A, [chamber] (102)
  • Material
    Copper
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 13.2942
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6, reign of Pepy II
  • Date of Register Entry
    12/31/1912
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 2381

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Published Documents 1

Unpublished Documents 5

Full Bibliography

  • Radwan, Ali. Die Kupfer- Und Bronzegefässe Ägyptens (Von Den Anfängen Bis Zum Beginn Der Spätzeit). Prähistorische Bronzefunde Abteilung 2, Bd. 2. München: C.H. Beck, 1983, p. 61, no. 153.

    Reisner, George A. "A Family of Builders of the Sixth Dynasty, about 2600 B.C." Bulletin of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 11, No. 66 (November 1913), p. 61, fig. 15.

    Thomas, Nancy, ed. The American Discovery of Ancient Egypt. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1995, pp. 136-137, cat. 47a (incorrectly attributed to G 2383).