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Alabaster model (dummy) jar, [Type XVI a]. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:2

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_14-11-183
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Vessels
  • Findspot
    Pit G 5232 A, deposit on floor E of [rock-cut] coffin
  • Material
    Alabaster
  • Dimensions
    Height: 9 cm Diameter: 3.3 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4 - Dynasty 5
  • Date of Register Entry
    11/29/1914
  • Mentioned in entry
    Shiaka

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 5232

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Unpublished Documents 1

Full Bibliography

  • 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. 97.

People 1

Modern People

  • Shiaka

    • Type Mentioned in entry
    • Nationality & Dates
    • Remarks Expedition worker at Giza.