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Five pottery model [jars], [Type B LV b], and base of another; ordinary brown ware. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:2

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_14-4-15
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Vessels
  • Findspot
    G 4520 b (= published G 4520 A), chamber
  • Material
    Pottery
  • Dimensions
    Height: 4.5 - 5.6 cm Diameter: 5.1 - 6.6 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession numbers: 20.1917, 14.1658.1–14.1658.4
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4 or Dynasty 5
  • Date of Register Entry
    04/04/1914
  • Remarks
    One of five pottery model jars accessioned as MFA 20.1917; four of five pottery model jars accessioned as MFA 14.1658.1 – MFA 14.1658.4
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession numbers verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 4520

    • 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Unpublished Documents 3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, p. 504, fig. 310, p. 506.

    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. 77, fig. 100.