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Limestone model ewer

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 4530

White limestone model [neckless shoulder jar with spout (ewer)], [Type V e]. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:1

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_14-1-65
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Vessels
  • Findspot
    Pit G 4530 A, shaft and chamber
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    Height: 4 cm Diameter: 4.1 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 14.1012
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6
  • Date of Register Entry
    01/15/1914 - 01/20/1914
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 4530

    • 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Unpublished Documents 1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, pp. 488-489, fig. 297b.

    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. 95.